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banjolele

/ ˈbændʒəˌleɪlɪ /

noun

  1. Also called: banjo-ukulelea four-stringed musical instrument with a neck like a ukulele and a body like a banjo

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Her father, Mike Raborn, bought her a banjolele, a hybrid banjo and ukulele, for Christmas in 2016.

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Located in a space with exposed brick walls, it’s the kind of store in which you start justifying gifts; after all, you know the perfect recipient for the toy wooden banjolele, the “Ask me about my dog” tee and that set of lumberjack-tool temporary tattoos.

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The banjolele was last sold privately in 1972, when late Formby fan Terence Wallin paid £310 for it.

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"The room gave a round of applause. It's memories, as an auctioneer, you don't forget. "It is simply a banjolele which ordinarily is worth maybe £400, but with the provenance, with who it belonged to, with that story, fascination...

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George Harrison tried to buy the banjolele from Mr Wallin in the early 90s, but he would not part with it.

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