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Noun: finger cymbals
  1. (used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
    - bones, castanets, clappers

Type of: percussion instrument, percussive instrument

Encyclopedia: Finger cymbals