hewgagn.

/ˈhjuːɡaɡ/

Etymology: Of uncertain origin. It has been suggested that it is ‘probably based on gewgaw, a jew's harp’.

U.S.

A toy musical instrument for children, consisting of a wooden tube with a hole near one end, and the other closed by a piece of parchment, the vibration of which produces a wailing sound. (Humorously referred to as a sound of jubilation.)

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > toy or plaything > toy instruments > [noun]

mirliton1819

hewgag1850

squawker1874

squeaker1878

Tommy Talker1883

kazoo1884

society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > other musical instruments > [noun] > kazoo

mirliton1819

hewgag1850

bazoo1877

Tommy Talker1883

kazoo1884

eunuch flute1928

1850 California Courier (San Francisco) 6 Sept. 2/3 Beat the hong-gong; sound the hew-gag!

1855 Vermont Free Press 8 June The T.I.N. Horn-et Band, with Sackbut, Psaltery, Dulcimer,..and Hugag, marched next.

1858 S. Bowles in G. S. Merriam Life & Times S. Bowles (1885) I. 295 To-day Hanscombe sends a letter ‘all about it’, setting it out with the accompanying ‘sound of hew-gag’.

1889 Voice (N.Y.) 21 Nov. When a leading paper..sounds the hewgag, other papers..take up the cry, and repeat it.

1905 B. Tarkington In Arena 152 He had all the honours..; professors and students all kow-towed and sounded the hew-gag before him.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	hewgag
释义	hewgagn. /ˈhjuːɡaɡ/ Etymology: Of uncertain origin. It has been suggested that it is ‘probably based on gewgaw, a jew's harp’. U.S. A toy musical instrument for children, consisting of a wooden tube with a hole near one end, and the other closed by a piece of parchment, the vibration of which produces a wailing sound. (Humorously referred to as a sound of jubilation.) ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > toy or plaything > toy instruments > [noun] mirliton1819 hewgag1850 squawker1874 squeaker1878 Tommy Talker1883 kazoo1884 society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > other musical instruments > [noun] > kazoo mirliton1819 hewgag1850 bazoo1877 Tommy Talker1883 kazoo1884 eunuch flute1928 1850 California Courier (San Francisco) 6 Sept. 2/3 Beat the hong-gong; sound the hew-gag! 1855 Vermont Free Press 8 June The T.I.N. Horn-et Band, with Sackbut, Psaltery, Dulcimer,..and Hugag, marched next. 1858 S. Bowles in G. S. Merriam Life & Times S. Bowles (1885) I. 295 To-day Hanscombe sends a letter ‘all about it’, setting it out with the accompanying ‘sound of hew-gag’. 1889 Voice (N.Y.) 21 Nov. When a leading paper..sounds the hewgag, other papers..take up the cry, and repeat it. 1905 B. Tarkington In Arena 152 He had all the honours..; professors and students all kow-towed and sounded the hew-gag before him. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1850
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