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A treshchotka (Russian: трещо́тка, IPA: [trʲɪˈɕːɵtkə], singular; sometimes referred to in the plural, treshchotki, Russian: трещо́тки, IPA: [trʲɪˈɕːɵtkʲɪ]) is a Russian folk music idiophone percussion instrument which is used to imitate hand clapping. It consists of a set of small boards on a string that are clapped together as a group.