glockenspiel
noun /ˈɡlɒkənʃpiːl/
/ˈɡlɑːkənʃpiːl/
- a musical instrument made of a row of metal bars of different lengths, that you hit with two small hammers compare xylophoneTopics Musicc2
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Word Originearly 19th cent. (denoting an organ stop imitating the sound of bells): from German Glockenspiel, literally ‘bell play’.