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thunderstick

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[thuhn-der-stik] / ˈθʌn dərˌstɪk /

noun

  1. bull-roarer.

Etymology

Origin of thunderstick

First recorded in 1960–65; thunder + stick 1

Example Sentences

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An hour or so later, we'd understand why he brought the thunderstick.

From Time Magazine Archive

Owl, fox, hawk and the mighty He with his thunderstick all take turns at the Fifteen Rabbits, a group which, like the Forty-Nine Bottles, solemnly and inevitably diminishes.

From Time Magazine Archive

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