the part of some stringed instruments that holds the tuning pegs
pegbox in American English
(ˈpeɡˌbɑks)
noun
the widened end of the neck of a stringed instrument, to which the tuning pegs are fixed
Word origin
[1880–85; peg + box1]This word is first recorded in the period 1880–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: barnstorm, impressionism, interface, jackpot, rain check