(n. pl.) Two small, concave shells of ivory or hard wood,
shaped like spoons, fastened to the thumb, and beaten together with the
middle finger; -- used by the Spaniards and Moors as an accompaniment
to their dance and guitars.
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双语例句
And Jo shook the blue army sock till the needles rattled like castanets, and her ball bounded across the room. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特.小妇人.