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/mjˈuzɪk bɑks/ Listen

Music box

noun

Produces music by means of pins on a revolving cylinder that strike the tuned teeth of a comb-like metal plate. Synonym: musical box.

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... so low, neither. There's Dick Muggins the exciseman, Jack Slang the horse doctor, Little Aminadab that grinds the music box, and Tom Twist that ...

— She Stoops to Conquer - or, The Mistakes of a Night. A Comedy. • Oliver Goldsmith

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... of having the North Pole concealed on my person. I began to wish that I'd gone to Abilene or Waco for my paseado; for the mayor of them places will drink with you, and the first citizen you meet will tell you his middle name and ask you to take a chance in a raffle for a music box. ...

— Sixes and Sevens • O. Henry

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Words linked to "Music box" : musical instrument, instrument