Meaning of crotal | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A crotalum, a type of clapper used in Ancient Greece.
2. A small round bell or rattle; a jingle bell.

Examples

“The earliest type animal bell used was the crotal or sleigh bell. Rather than a round ball as we know it today, it was a birdcage style with pebble rolling around inside.”

“The tumuli of most of these people have yielded bells, of both the crotal and swinging-clapper varieties.”

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