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pegbox

[ peg-boks ]
/ ˈpɛgˌbɒks /
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noun
the widened end of the neck of a stringed instrument, to which the tuning pegs are fixed.
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Origin of pegbox

First recorded in 1880–85; peg + box1

Words nearby pegbox

P.E.F., peg, Pegasus, peg away at, pegboard, pegbox, peg climbing, peg down, pegged, pegging, Peggy
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