steel guitar
noun
an acoustic, handheld guitar having a metal resonator and producing a wailing, variable sound.
a pedal steel guitar.
a Hawaiian guitar.
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Origin of steel guitar
First recorded in 1925–30
Words nearby steel guitar
Steele, steel engraving, steel-faced, steel gray, steel grey, steel guitar, steelhead, steelie, steel lumber, steelmaker, steelmaking
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