banjolin
(ˈbændʒəlɪn)
Also -ine.
[f. banjo + -lin of mandolin.]
A musical instrument combining the characteristics of the banjo and mandolin.
| 1889 Pall Mall Gaz. 4 July 5/1 An instrument that appeared to be a cross between a banjo and a mandolin—dubbed on the spot a ‘banjolin’. 1923 Ashore & Afloat Aug. (Advt.), Banjolins or Jazz Banjos. 1950 J. Vedey Band Leaders 39 One playing drums and the other the banjoline, an instrument which was enjoying popularity in dance bands but which is now obsolete. 1961 A. Birch in A. Baines Mus. Instruments vii. 182 The mandolinist could play the double-strung ‘banjo-mandoline’ or the single strings of the ‘banjoline’. |