ranket

[ rang-kit ]

/ ˈræŋ kɪt /

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noun

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

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Also rankett, rackett.

Also called sausage bassoon.

Origin of ranket

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

Words nearby ranket

rank and file, rank-and-filer, Ranke, ranked-choice voting, ranker, ranket, Rankin, Rankine, Rankine cycle, Rankine scale, ranking