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bombardon

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Noun
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bom=bar=don

CIDE DICTIONARY

bombardonn. [It. bombardo.].
     Originally, a deep-toned instrument of the oboe or bassoon family; thence, a bass reed stop on the organ. The name bombardon is now given to a brass instrument, the lowest of the saxhorns, in tone resembling the ophicleide.  Grove.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

bombardon, n. Mus.
1 a type of valved bass tuba.
2 an organ stop imitating this.

Etymology
It. bombardone f. bombardo bassoon

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