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soundbox

[sound-boks]
noun
  1. a chamber in a musical instrument, as the body of a violin, for increasing the sonority of its tone.
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Origin of soundbox

First recorded in 1870–75; sound1 + box1
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British Dictionary definitions for soundbox

soundbox

noun
  1. the resonating chamber of the hollow body of a violin, guitar, etc
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