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nail violin

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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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Nearby words

  1. nail set,
  2. nail skin,
  3. nail technician,
  4. nail up,
  5. nail varnish,
  6. nail-biter,
  7. nail-biting,
  8. nail-patella syndrome,
  9. nail-sick,
  10. nailbiter

Origin of nail violin

First recorded in 1880–85
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

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