Meanings
nounendpin (plural endpins)
plural endpins
- artsThe spike of a cello or double bass that makes contact with the floor and supports the weight of the instrument.
Among the ensemble’s strange, outmoded, “original” instruments — the feral horns, sour violins, wooden flutes, cellos without endpins — she seemed right at home, despite her Broadway provenance.
2007 July 8, Jesse Green, “Let Her Entertain You. Please!”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 24 Nov 2020
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of endbutton.
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French pique
- piquespike of a musical instrument
Italian pirone
- pironespike of a musical instrument
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APA
endpin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endpin
MLA
“endpin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endpin. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “endpin,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endpin.
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