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noun

a musical instrument consisting of a wooden cylinder or half cylinder with a number of nails or U-shaped metal pins inserted into its surface, played with one or two fiddle bows.

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Origin of nail violin

First recorded in 1880–85

Words nearby nail violin

nail-sick, nail skin, nail technician, nail up, nail varnish, nail violin, Naima, nainsook, Naipaul, Nair, naira

How to use nail violin in a sentence

But on Tuesday, we saw another nail hammered into the already pretty tightly nailed down coffin of the two-state solution.
In the Middle East, the Two-State Solution Is Dead|Dean Obeidallah|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The CID speculated that the woman was confirming who lived there before planting a homemade nail bomb.
Abu Dhabi Treats U.S. Teacher’s Murder as Terrorist Attack|Chris Allbritton|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
MOSCOW—Every now and then I run into Anna Chapman at a nail salon called “Little Fingers” on Potapovsky Avenue in downtown Moscow.
Ex-Spy Anna Chapman, From Russia Unloved|Anna Nemtsova|November 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Along the way, he accidentally embeds a nail in his foot, which is not symbolic at all.
The Walking Dead’s ‘Crossed’: The Stage Is Now Set for a Bloody, Deadly Midseason Finale|Melissa Leon|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The phrase means, “the nail that sticks out always gets hit by a hammer.”
Sor Juana: Mexico’s Most Erotic Poet and Its Most Dangerous Nun|Katie Baker|November 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Frulein Fichtner had already departed, but the first violinist played Mendelssohn's famous concerto for violin.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
He is on the violin what Liszt is on the piano, and is the only artist worthy to be mentioned in the same breath with him.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
As soon as Oertling touched his violin I saw that he was a superior artist, and that immediately inspired me.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
The Violin is an instrument which, though small and of trifling original cost, has yet commanded most extraordinary prices.
Violins and Violin Makers|Joseph Pearce
The two most pleasing, expressive, and powerful single instruments of music are the human voice and the violin.
Violins and Violin Makers|Joseph Pearce