claviola
noun
clav·i·ola
ˌkla-vē-ˈō-lə,
ˌklā-
variants or less commonly claviol
ˈkla-vē-ˌōl,
ˈklā-
plural claviolas also claviols
: a 19th-century keyboard instrument in which the strings are sounded by means of a rotating rosined wheel operated by one hand
Word History
Etymology
blend of clavi- and viol, viole
First Known Use
circa 1813, in the meaning defined above