mouth organ

mouth organ
harmonica (def. 1).
[1660-70]

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  • mouth organ — noun a small rectangular free reed instrument having a row of free reeds set back in air holes and played by blowing into the desired hole • Syn: ↑harmonica, ↑harp, ↑mouth harp • Derivationally related forms: ↑harpist (for: ↑harp), ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Mouth organ (disambiguation) — Mouth organ may refer to: Mouth organ, a class of musical instruments played by blowing through apertures An organ of the mouth. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an …   Wikipedia

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