grogger
noun [ C ] US uk/ˈɡrɒɡ.ər/ us/ˈɡrɑː.ɡɚ/
（传统上用于犹太普珥节）木制棘轮
a wooden device that when turned round and round produces a noise like a series of knocks, traditionally used during the Jewish festival of Purim
She drowned out the sound of his voice by twirling her grogger. 她用转动木制荆轮来淹没他的声音。
Grogger is Yiddish for rattle. 木制荆轮在意第绪语中的意思是拨浪鼓。
Compare: rattle
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- Groggers, or noisemakers, are used in the synagogue during the reading of Megillat Esther on Purim, whenever the name of the wicked "Haman" is mentioned.
- We make so much noise with groggers that nobody can hear that hated name.