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ranket

American

[rang-kit] / ˈræŋ kɪt /

Also rankett,

noun

a double-reed wind instrument of the 16th and 17th centuries.

Etymology

Origin of ranket

First recorded in 1875–80, ranket is from the German word Rankett

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