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SACKBUT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sackbut mean?
• SACKBUT (noun)
The noun SACKBUT has 1 sense:
1. a medieval musical instrument resembling a trombone
Familiarity information: SACKBUT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A medieval musical instrument resembling a trombone
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("sackbut" is a kind of...):
trombone (a brass instrument consisting of a long tube whose length can be varied by a U-shaped slide)
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