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jug band

noun

a small group of performers who play chiefly blues or folk music on makeshift or very simple instruments, as washboards, harmonicas, kazoos, and empty jugs, the latter being played by blowing across the openings.

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Nearby words

  1. judson,
  2. judson, edward zane carroll,
  3. judy,
  4. jue,
  5. jug,
  6. jug wine,
  7. jugal,
  8. jugal bone,
  9. jugal furrow,
  10. jugale
Compare spasm band.

Origin of jug band

An Americanism dating back to 1930–35
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British Dictionary definitions for jug band

jug band

noun

a small group playing folk or jazz music, using empty jugs that are played by blowing across their openings to produce bass notes
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

Word Origin and History for jug band

jug band

n.

musical ensemble in which the bass line is carried or augmented by a player blowing on the open lip of a jug (n.), 1886, American English.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper