† trangˈdillio Obs. rare.
[Origin unknown: some suggest a mistake for twangdillio, f. twang.]
The twanging sound made by a musical instrument.
| a 1704 T. Brown Pind. Petit. to Lds. in Counc. Wks. 1730 I. 62 Even d'Urfey himself, and such merry fellows, That put their whole trust in tunes and trangdillioes, May hang up their harps and themselves on the willows. |