grogger

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A form of gragger — A type of ratchet (an idiophone musical instrument) used mainly in Purim celebrations in Jewish tradition; it consists of a board and a gearwheel attached to a handle, and is played by swinging the mechanism to make the gearwheel scrape against the board, producing a percussive sound.

Scrabble 10

Meanings

noungrogger (plural groggers)

plural groggers

  1. alternativeAlternative form of gragger.
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