tea chest bass

noun

A washtub bass that uses a tea chest as the resonator for an upright stringed bass guitar.

Meanings

nountea chest bass (plural tea chest basses)

plural tea chest basses

  1. entertainmentA washtub bass that uses a tea chest as the resonator for an upright stringed bass guitar.
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