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Noun: rain stick
  1. 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 rain

Derived forms: rain sticks

Type of: percussion instrument, percussive instrument

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