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Bombardo; Bombardon
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: noun (n.)
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.