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Music box   /mjˈuzɪk bɑks/   Listen
Music box

noun
1.
Produces music by means of pins on a revolving cylinder that strike the tuned teeth of a comb-like metal plate.  Synonym: musical box.





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"Music box" Quotes from Famous Books



... so low, neither. There's Dick Muggins the exciseman, Jack Slang the horse doctor, Little Aminadab that grinds the music box, and Tom Twist that ...
— She Stoops to Conquer - or, The Mistakes of a Night. A Comedy. • Oliver Goldsmith
... of having the North Pole concealed on my person. I began to wish that I'd gone to Abilene or Waco for my paseado; for the mayor of them places will drink with you, and the first citizen you meet will tell you his middle name and ask you to take a chance in a raffle for a music box. ...
— Sixes and Sevens • O. Henry


Words linked to "Music box" :   musical instrument, instrument


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