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endpins

endpins is the plural of endpin.

Meaning of endpin

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

Questions about endpins

What is endpins the plural of?
Endpins is the plural of endpin.

Words near endpins in the dictionary

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

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