French: baton de pluieEnglish translation: rainstick; rain maker; rain stick 
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| GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | | French term or phrase: | baton de pluie | | English translation: | rainstick; rain maker; rain stick | | Entered by: | Vaughn |
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Music | | French term or phrase: baton de pluie | | This is a hollow tube - often made of bamboo - filled with little objects. When it is turned over with one end down, the objects fall and make a swooshing sound. So what's the English term? |
| | Clarification request(s) and responseVaughn: 10:10pm Sep 20, 2006:
Hey Bourth - I bill for THREE words.
Source. ;-))
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| | rainstick | Explanation:
That's what I've heard it called. Used to bring rain (by Australian aborigines).
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Note added at 6 mins (2006-09-20 21:31:03 GMT)
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A simple-to-make rainstick made from paper towel tubes, aluminum foil, and small beans or seeds - a great musical instrument that you can make.
www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/music/rainstick/ - 27k - Cached - Similar pages
Rainstick - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaA rainstick is a long, hollow tube which is filled with small baubles such ... The Rainstick is generally used to create atmospheric sound effects or as a ...
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Bourth
France
| Note from asker to answererThanks all. The one word spelling seems to predominate. Rain maker also seems to be often used, though dificult to varify its frequency.
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| rainstick
Explanation:
That's what I've heard it called. Used to bring rain (by Australian aborigines).
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Note added at 6 mins (2006-09-20 21:31:03 GMT)
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A simple-to-make rainstick made from paper towel tubes, aluminum foil, and small beans or seeds - a great musical instrument that you can make.
www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/music/rainstick/ - 27k - Cached - Similar pages
Rainstick - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaA rainstick is a long, hollow tube which is filled with small baubles such ... The Rainstick is generally used to create atmospheric sound effects or as a ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainstick
| Bourth
France
Native speaker of:  English
PRO pts in category: 16
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| Note from asker to answerer| Thanks all. The one word spelling seems to predominate. Rain maker also seems to be often used, though dificult to varify its frequency. |
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