banjulelen.
/bandʒəˈleɪliː/ A stringed musical instrument of a type between a banjo and a ukulele.
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1925 Glasgow Herald 7 Apr. 8 A native band playing on banjoleles, a sort of zither, from which the tones are provided by gourds filled with varying amounts of water.
1926 Bulletin 27 Feb. 10 Alvin D. Keech, from Hawaii, has secured a British patent for his invention, the banjulele.
1926 Westm. Gaz. 1 July A youth..strumming on a banjulele.
1937 Sunday Times 21 Feb. 4/4 Driven to try to pawn his precious banjolele.
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