Meanings
nounMississippi sax (plural Mississippi saxes)
plural Mississippi saxes
- slangA simple harmonica.
Chicago was home to the reinvention of the harmonica from tiny dime store toy to amplified and distorted Mississippi sax.
2002, Art Tipaldi, Children of the Blues, P.67
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APA
Mississippi sax. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mississippi%20sax
MLA
“Mississippi sax.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mississippi%20sax. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mississippi sax,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mississippi%20sax.
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