vibraslap, n. Mus.
(ˈvaɪbrəslæp)
Also vibra-slap.
[f. vibra- as in vibraphone n. + slap n.1]
A percussion instrument consisting of a metal rod formed into a narrow V-shape, and played by striking a ball fixed at one end, thus causing the rod itself to vibrate and a vibrator box at the other end to rattle. Cf. jawbone n. 2.
| 1970 J. Blades Percussion Instruments 450 The quijada is occasionally replaced by the vibra-slap. 1986 Melody Maker 19 Apr. 51/8 (Advt.), Percussion equipment..guiros, vibraslaps, tambourines. 1990 Times 19 May 3 (caption) Joanna Nash, aged seven, playing a vibraslap at the Queen Elizabeth Hall during the London heats of the National Choral competition yesterday. |