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crumhorn

Any of a Renaissance woodwind family of musical instruments with a double reed enclosed in a cap, and with soprano, alto, tenor, and bass members. It has a narrow cylindrical bore and is curved upwards like a walking stick held upside down. It dates from the 15th century and emits a buzzing tone.



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I’ve a strong constitution, I must say that for myself, as is plain to be seen; for I’ve drunk the Onondaga water a hundred times, while I’ve been watching the deer- licks, when the fever-an’-agy seeds was to be seen in it as plain and as plenty as you can see the rattle snakes on old Crumhorn.
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