banjo
noun
a musical instrument of the guitar family, having a circular body covered in front with tightly stretched parchment and played with the fingers or a plectrum.
banjoes
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pluralof banjo.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The moon had risen higher, and floating in the Sound was a triangle of silver scales, trembling a little to the stiff, tinny drip of the banjoes on the lawn.
From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The windows offered an assortment of everything from watches to banjoes and guns but among them I also noticed many carpenter's tools and so forth.
From One Way Out A Middle-class New-Englander Emigrates to America by William Carleton
The banjoes was made of round pieces of wood, civered with sheepskin and strung with catgut strings.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Texas Narratives, Part 1 by Work Projects Administration
We had serenades, too, on banjoes and old tin pans and whatever you wanted to make a noise.
From Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 2 by Work Projects Administration
We'uns lived in de cabins and have de fiddle and de banjoes.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Texas Narratives, Part 1 by Work Projects Administration
