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1672 J. Josselyn New-Englands Rarities 33 Their Skins are good to cover Boxes and Instrument Cases.

1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth VI. 239 His [sc. the shark] skin..being that substance which covers instrument cases.

1844 J. H. Stocqueler Hand-bk. India 341 The instrument-room, in which are arranged the various boring bars, bits, and knives.

1876 W. H. Preece & J. Sivewright Telegraphy 280 The upper and lower rows of terminals are used for the ‘Up’ and ‘Down’ line wires: the two intermediate rows are ‘Instrument’ terminals.

1921 Automobile Topics 23 Apr. 946/1 The instrument gauge is scaled so as to show on the right ‘gallons per hour’ and on the left the ‘economy factor’.

1987 S. M. Michaelson & J. C. Lin Biol. Effects & Health Implications Radiofrequency Radiation iii. 84 A microprocessor..sends the information to the instrument display and to analog and digital output ports.

2013 Chem. Engin. Dec. 51/1 When specifying an equipment component or instrument system, the engineer must define a specific amount of information.

2015 Philadelphia Inquirer (Nexis) 28 Oct. b1 ‘Every day should be a day of kindness,’ he said, pausing as he blew his saxophone..and thanking people who dropped pocket change into his instrument case.