phonofiddlen.
/ˈfəʊnəʊfɪdl/, U.S. /ˈfoʊnoʊˌfɪd(ə)l/ Music.
A type of Stroh violin which has a single string, and which is fitted with a diaphragm and an amplifying horn.
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1923 Ashore & Afloat Aug. (advt.) Zither Banjos, Houson Phonofiddles, Strohviols, One String Fiddles.
1977 Early Music 5 265/3 Susan Baker plays and talks about the..phonofiddle, [etc.].
2002 Daily Tel. (Sydney) (Nexis) 4 Dec. A dozen or more of his feathered friends—budgies, rainbow lorikeets, cockatoos and parrots—danced on the bow of his homemade phonofiddle while he made music.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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