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Soft pedal   /sɑft pˈɛdəl/   Listen
Soft pedal

noun
1.
A pedal on a piano that moves the action closer to the strings and so soften the sound.





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... lived in a big White House, with Evergreen Trees and whitewashed Dornicks in front of it, and a Wind-Pump at the rear. Father was a good deal the same kind of a Man as David Harum, except that he didn't let go of any Christmas Presents, or work the Soft Pedal when he had a chance to apply a Crimp to some Widow who had seen Better Days. In fact, Daughter was the only one on Earth who could induce ...
— Fables in Slang • George Ade


Words linked to "Soft pedal" :   pedal, pianoforte, piano, treadle, foot pedal, foot lever, forte-piano


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