"shack-shack" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: shack-shacks [plural]
Etymology: Imitative of its sound. Head templates: {{en-noun}} shack-shack (plural shack-shacks)
  1. (music, Caribbean) A child's rattle, used in various Caribbean folk music traditions. Tags: Caribbean Categories (topical): Musical instruments, Percussion instruments
    Sense id: en-shack-shack-en-noun-qvOUQneE Disambiguation of Percussion instruments: 49 51 Categories (other): Caribbean English Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  2. A seed pod of various trees, especially wild tamarind, woman's tongue tree (Albizia lebbeck) and royal poinciana (Delonix regia). Categories (topical): Percussion instruments
    Sense id: en-shack-shack-en-noun-zIieN3kV Disambiguation of Percussion instruments: 49 51 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 71
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: shak-shak

Inflected forms

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