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- noun A brass instrument of music invented in 1853, having a compass of three and a half octaves, beginning nearly three octaves below middle C: occasionally used in military bands.
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bilby commented on the word baroxyton
Large bass brass wind instrument.
June 12, 2008
yarb commented on the word baroxyton
Supervillain alert!
June 12, 2008
jmjarmstrong commented on the word baroxyton
JM and his baroxyton - available now. It's big and it's brassy, it's a baroxyton!
September 12, 2010