Etymology

heckelphone

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Today it means: A musical instrument resembling the oboe, but pitched an octave lower. Full definition →

German Heckelphon
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  1. German · borrowed fromHeckelphon
  2. English todayheckelphone

From German Heckelphon, named after the inventors, Wilhelm Heckel and his sons.

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