† twangdillon.
Obsolete. rare.
The twanging of a stringed musical instrument.
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1762 E. Collins Misc. in Prose & Verse Pref. p. viii The Twangdillows of poor Crowdero in a Country Fair.
1794 J. Courtenay Present State France & Italy 89 Music..the seed of the plague, by twang-dillo destroys.
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