"cackle-bladder" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈkækəlˌblædə(ɹ)/ Audio: en-au-cackle-bladder.ogg Forms: cackle-bladders [plural]
Etymology: From cackle + bladder, because originally chicken blood was used. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|cackle|bladder}} cackle + bladder Head templates: {{en-noun}} cackle-bladder (plural cackle-bladders)
  1. A bladder containing (real or fake) blood, used to fake someone's death or injury, as in espionage or confidence tricks where a person is made to think that he is an accessory to murder. Synonyms: cackle bladder
    Sense id: en-cackle-bladder-en-noun-YSmeSDmX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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