"gourd rattle" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: gourd rattles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} gourd rattle (plural gourd rattles)
  1. A rattle made from a hollowed-out dried gourd into which dried seeds or gravel is placed.
    Sense id: en-gourd_rattle-en-noun-BK-FXqAS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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