Definitions
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- noun music The part of a
violin or similarstringed instrument that holds the tuning pegs
Etymologies
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peg + box
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Examples
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A remarkably well preserved specimen of this instrument, made by Eberle of Prague, in 1733, and superbly carved on pegbox and scroll, is in the fine private violin collection of Mr.D. H. Carr, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
For Every Music Lover A Series of Practical Essays on Music Aubertine Woodward Moore 1885
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