[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

xylophone \xy"lophone\, n. xylo- + gr. fwnh` sound.
   1913 webster
   1. mus. originally, an instrument common among the
      russians, poles, and tartars, consisting of a series of
      strips of wood or glass graduated in length to the musical
      scale, resting on belts of straw, and struck with two
      small hammers; now any similar musical instrument composed
      of a series of bars of graduated length. called in germany
      strohfiedel, or straw fiddle.
      1913 webster +pjc

   2. an instrument to determine the vibrative properties of
      different kinds of wood. --knight.
      1913 webster
see also:
strohfiedel straw fiddle 

Fiddle >> F Words
Fiddle, definition of term: Fiddle
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Straw >> S Words
Straw, definition of term: Straw
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Straw Boss >> S Words
Straw Boss, definition of term: Straw Boss
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Straw Vote >> S Words
Straw Vote, definition of term: Straw Vote
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Fiddle Head >> F Words
Fiddle Head, definition of term: Fiddle Head
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Straw Man >> S Words
Straw Man, definition of term: Straw Man
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Scotch Fiddle >> S Words
Scotch Fiddle, definition of term: Scotch Fiddle
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Man Of Straw >> M Words
Man Of Straw, definition of term: Man Of Straw
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