grager

gra·ger

[grah-ger]
noun Judaism.
a noise-making device, typically a small container filled with pellets and fitted with a handle, used by children each time Haman's name is said during the traditional reading of the Book of Esther on Purim.
Also, grogger.


Origin:
< Yiddish: rattle

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