autopianon.
/ˈɔːtə(ʊ)pɪˌanəʊ/, U.S. /ˈɔdəpiˌænoʊ/, /ˈɔdoʊpiˌænoʊ/, /ˈɑdəpiˌænoʊ/, /ˈɑdoʊpiˌænoʊ/ A piano with a self-playing mechanism; a player-piano.
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1904 Official Gaz. U.S. Patent Office 12 Apr. 1879/2 Self-playing pianos and piano-players... Autopiano.
1905 Connoisseur 13 41 (advt.) The —— ‘Autopiano’ is a Pianoforte of excellent tone..played with music roll.
1917 A. S. Neill Dominie Dismissed xiii. 164 Your limit as a pianist is I'm a Little Pilgrim played with one finger... Dash it all!.. I'll buy an auto-piano!
1928 Sunday News 17 June 4/4 Their sale bargains including several auto-pianos.
1973 Times 14 Dec. 35 Pianola. Triumph autopiano, working condition..[a] few rolls, £60.
2004 S. S. Baldwin Tiger Claw xxxi. 434 An autopiano drawn by a scrawny mule in the custody of a jaunty man..came to a stop before the stranded passengers.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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