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noun
A medieval wind instrument with a very long, straight and slender body, usually made of metal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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Synonyms: herald's trumpet
Antonyms: none provided
History
Learned borrowing from Old French buisine, busine (an earlier, Middle English-era borrowing bosyne did not survive into modern English), from Latin būcina. Doublet of buccina and posaune.
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