musicstick en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
From music + stick.
Meanings
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(Australia) A kind of drumstick used by striking one against another, to maintain rhythm in Aboriginal voice chants.
The camp was silent save for clicking of music-sticks in the distant native camp […]
1938, Xavier Herbert, chapter VI, in Capricornia, page 88:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| musicsticks | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| music-stick | alternative | lexicographic |