crumhorn

American

[kruhm-hawrn] / ˈkrʌmˌhɔrn /

Also krumhorn

noun

a Renaissance musical reed instrument having a cylindrical tube curved at the end.

crumhorn British

/ ˈkrʌmˌhɔːn /

noun

a medieval woodwind instrument of bass pitch, consisting of an almost cylindrical tube curving upwards and blown through a double reed covered by a pierced cap

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Etymology

Origin of crumhorn

1950–55; < German Krummhorn, equivalent to krumm “crooked, bent” + Horn horn

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