swazzle

swozzle

/ (ˈswɒzəl) /


noun
  1. a small metal instrument held in the mouth of a Punch and Judy puppeteer, used to produce the characteristic shrill voice of Mr Punch

Origin of swazzle

1
C19: imitative of the sound produced

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