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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 tromboneplay

  Familiarity information: SACKBUT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SACKBUT (noun)


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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