noun
a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
• Syn: ↑bones, ↑castanets, ↑finger cymbals
• Usage Domain: ↑plural, ↑plural form
• Hypernyms: ↑percussion instrument, ↑percussive instrument
Useful english dictionary. 2012.