banjoes

Noun

banjo (plural banjos or banjoes)

1. A stringed musical instrument (chordophone), usually with a round body, a membrane-like soundboard and a fretted neck, played by plucking or strumming the strings.
   • I come from Alabama with my banjo on my knee...
2. Any of various similar musical instruments, such as the Tuvan doshpuluur, with a membrane-like soundboard.
3. (slang) An object shaped like a banjo, especially a frying pan or a shovel.
4. (UK) A cul-de-sac with a round end.
   • They all came back here — we cleared the room and put up tables for the reception — and then we went to another house on the banjo for a "knees-up".1963, Peter Willmott, The Evolution of a Community, page 75
5. A miner's round-nosed shovel.
6. (Malaysia) An egg sandwich fried on a flattop and served in a bun like a burger, ellipsis of egg banjo.

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