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soft pedal
soft ped·alToday it means: The leftmost foot-pedal on most pianos which, when pushed, dampens the strings and so softens the note played. Full definition →
Today it means: The leftmost foot-pedal on most pianos which, when pushed, dampens the strings and so softens the note played. Full definition →
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.