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trumpet marine

noun
  1. an obsolete musical instrument having a long, wooden, pyramid-shaped body, characteristically with one string that is touched with the finger to produce harmonics and is bowed between the touching finger and the upper end.
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Origin of trumpet marine

First recorded in 1665–75
Also called nun's fiddle, tromba marina, trumscheit.
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