clackers

[ klak-erz ]

noun

, (used with a singular or plural verb)

1. any of various percussion toys consisting of balls or blocks joined by a cord.

Word History and Origins

Origin of clackers¹

1630–40, for an earlier sense; clack + -er ¹ + -s ³

Example Sentences

Later the same year, there was a mechanical and electrical failure which led to more sewage flowing into Clackers Brook.

From BBC

Clackers Brook is a small river in Wiltshire.

From BBC

The 61-year-old told how his father Keith won tickets to the 1966 final in a raffle and, although he was "only a nipper", he remembers the "noise and clackers" of the clash.

From BBC

What Lundy loves about the typewriter is, “There’s nothing between you and that. It’s the only machine I know that just puts thoughts on paper. It focuses thoughts. These are my kids, as I call them. They’re clackers, loosey-goosey. Just fun to use.”

From Seattle Times

On Princess Cruises, travelers party inside with clackers, hats, streamers, Champagne and a balloon drop at midnight.

From New York Times