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humstrum
humstrum (ˈhʌmˈstrʌm) [f. hum v.1 + strum v., the comb. being favoured by the jingling effect of the whole: cf. helter-skelter, hurry-scurry.] 1. A musical instrument of rude construction or out of tune; a hurdy-gurdy.1739 Gray Let. to R. West in Mason Mem. (1807) I. 185 Cracked voices..accompanied ... Oxford English Dictionary
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humpenscrump
humpenscrump (ˈhʌmpənskrʌmp) [dial. (not in E.D.D.), perh. f. hump n. + (Old Father) Scrump, a freq. appellation of Big Head in traditional English folk-plays; cf. humstrum and scrump.] A musical instrument of rude construction; a hurdy-gurdy (sense 1 a).[1923 R. J. E. Tiddy Mummers' Play 172, I old... Oxford English Dictionary
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Pogo cello
Description The pogo cello is also known as or very similar to a devil's stick, bumbass, stump fiddle, stumpf fiddle, humstrum, devil's violin, bladder wikipedia.org
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hurdy-gurdy
hurdy-gurdy (ˈhɜːdɪˈgɜːdɪ) [app. a riming combination suggested by the sound of the instrument. Cf. hirdy-girdy, uproar, disorderly noise.] 1. a. A musical instrument of rustic origin resembling the lute or guitar, and having strings (two or more of which are tuned so as to produce a drone), which a... Oxford English Dictionary
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