A flexible strip of metal, 45-60cm long, with handles at each end, used for Northumbrian rapper sword dancing.
A mechanical, or later electric, signalling device formerly used in the mines of north-eastern England to signal to the engineman that the cages carrying men or coals up and down the shaft were ready to be raised or lowered.
“Hip-hop lovers gather to witness the mesmerizing rapping skills of the rising star, as his lyrical magic enthralls the audience with its infectious rhythm.”
“The rapping on the door grew louder and more insistent, interrupting our conversation.”
“At this point, you have come to believe that you have a haunted house with bumps, rappings, ghostly footsteps and even apparitions that roam the hallways.”
“The city was the home of Margaret and Kate Fox, spiritualists who attracted world attention in the 1840s with a series of seances known as the Rochester rappings.”