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  • noun music An American folk percussion instrument consisting of a dancing wooden doll and a flexible plank.

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Examples

  • Bob Beers, who headed up the family, played his huge plucked psaltery and sang, while Evelyne, his wife, would keep time with a homemade “limberjack”; a loose-limbed toy that would be bounced upon a paddle shaped board.

    Archive 2008-03-01 James Killus 2008

  • Bob Beers, who headed up the family, played his huge plucked psaltery and sang, while Evelyne, his wife, would keep time with a homemade “limberjack”; a loose-limbed toy that would be bounced upon a paddle shaped board.

    Highlander's Tale of Fox Hollow James Killus 2008

  • Bob Beers, who headed up the family, played his huge plucked psaltery and sang, while Evelyne, his wife, would keep time with a homemade “limberjack”; a loose-limbed toy that would be bounced upon a paddle shaped board.

    Café Lena and Fox Hollow James Killus 2007

  • Susan will perform with a limberjack, a traditional wooden dancing doll that doubles as a rhythm instrument.

    Knox 2009

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