thunderstick

Etymology
. Originally used by or ascribed to members of non-European cultures or anthropomorphized animals describing firearms.

Noun

 * 1) A gun or cannon, especially a rifle.
 * 2) * 1931 He Dog, interviewed by Mari Sandoz (John Colhoff, interpreter), in The Beaver Men: Spearheads of Empire (University of Nebraska Press, 1964):
 * Two men with beards... carrying thundersticks... were in the village above...
 * 1) A narrow plastic balloon that is used as a promotional noise maker by hitting one against another.
 * 1) * 1931 He Dog, interviewed by Mari Sandoz (John Colhoff, interpreter), in The Beaver Men: Spearheads of Empire (University of Nebraska Press, 1964):
 * Two men with beards... carrying thundersticks... were in the village above...
 * 1) A narrow plastic balloon that is used as a promotional noise maker by hitting one against another.
 * 1) A narrow plastic balloon that is used as a promotional noise maker by hitting one against another.
 * 1) A narrow plastic balloon that is used as a promotional noise maker by hitting one against another.
 * 1) A narrow plastic balloon that is used as a promotional noise maker by hitting one against another.
 * 1) A narrow plastic balloon that is used as a promotional noise maker by hitting one against another.