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A shepherd's crook is a long and sturdy stick with a hook at one end, often with the point flared outwards, used by a shepherd to manage and sometimes catch sheep. In addition, the crook may aid in defending against attack by predators. When traversing rough terrain, a crook is an aid to balance.
The xylophone (from Ancient Greek ξύλον (xúlon) 'wood' and φωνή (phōnḗ) 'sound, voice'; [1] [2] lit. ' sound of wood ') is a musical instrument in the percussion family that consists of wooden bars struck by mallets.
Clap stick: Australia Unpitched 111.11 Idiophone Clash cymbals: Unpitched 111.142 Idiophone Better known as crash cymbals Claves: Unpitched 111.11 Idiophone Clavichord: Pitched 314.122-4-8 Chordophone Sound formed by striking the strings, but played as a keyboard instrument Cocktail drum: Unpitched Membranophone Conga: Cuba Unpitched 211.221.1 ...
Kokiriko (筑子、 こきりこ) – a pair of sticks which are beaten together slowly and rhythmically; Shakubyoshi (also called shaku) – clapper made from a pair of flat wooden sticks; Mokugyo (木魚, also called 'wooden fish') – woodblock carved in the shape of a fish, struck with a wooden stick; often used in Buddhist chanting
112.212 Scraped sticks with resonator. 112.22 Scraped tubes. Kagul; 112.23 Scraped vessels. Güiro; 112.24 Scraped wheels - cog rattles Ratchet; 112.3 Split idiophones - Instruments in the shape of two springy arms connected at one end and touching at the other: the arms are forced apart by a little stick, to jangle or vibrate on recoil.
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A swagger stick is a short stick or riding crop usually carried by a uniformed person as a symbol of authority. A swagger stick is shorter than a staff or cane , and is usually made from rattan . Its use derives from the vine staff carried by Roman centurions as an emblem of office.
Pick-up sticks, pick-a-stick, jackstraws, jack straws, spillikins, spellicans, or fiddlesticks is a game of physical and mental skill in which a bundle of sticks, between 8 and 20 centimeters long, is dropped as a loose bunch onto a table top into a random pile. Each player, in turn, tries to remove a stick from the pile without disturbing any ...