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endpin

endpin noun: the spike of a cello or double bass that makes contact with the floor and supports the weight of the instrument.

Noun

endpin (plural endpins)

  1. The spike of a cello or double bass that makes contact with the floor and supports the weight of the instrument.
    • Among the ensemble’s strange, outmoded, “original” instruments — the feral horns, sour violins, wooden flutes, cellos without endpins — she seemed right at home, despite her Broadway provenance.2007 July 8, Jesse Green, “Let Her Entertain You. Please!”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 24 Nov 2020
  2. Synonym of endbutton.
    Synonyms:
    endbutton

Synonyms of endpin

Forms of endpin

pluralendpins

Origin of endpin

From end + pin.

Questions about endpin

What does endpin mean?
Endpin means the spike of a cello or double bass that makes contact with the floor and supports the weight of the instrument.
What part of speech is endpin?
Endpin is a noun.
What is the plural of endpin?
The plural of endpin is endpins.

Words near endpin in the dictionary

  1. endozoonotic
  2. endpaper
  3. endpapers
  4. endpiece
  5. endpieces
  6. endpin
  7. endpins
  8. endplate
  9. endplates
  10. endplay
  11. endplayed

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