what does rain stick mean?

RAIN STICK as NOUN

Meaning
- a percussion instrument that is made from a dried cactus branch that is hollowed out and filled with small pebbles and capped at both ends
- makes the sound of falling rain when tilted
- origin was in Chile where tribesmen used it in ceremonies to bring rai
Hypernyms(s) rain stick is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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