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squeeze-box

British  

noun

  1. an informal name for concertina accordion

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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At one point, someone produces a squeeze-box allegedly once owned by Stephen Stills, but doesn't actually play anything on it.

From The Guardian May 30, 2012

"I'm the crazy accordion lady/ This is my song," yowls a blue-haired young woman cradling a squeeze-box.

From Time Feb. 18, 2010

A Cajun band on a wagon, relying heavily on fiddle, washboard, squeeze-box, guitar and triangle, will serenade him on the 15-mile ride.

From Time Magazine Archive

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