triple contrabass viol

noun

A stringed instrument of the viol family, a variant of the octobass distinguished by its extreme size -- at more than ten feet all, it must be performed by a person on a platform.

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Meanings

nountriple contrabass viol (plural triple contrabass viols)

plural triple contrabass viols

  1. entertainmentA stringed instrument of the viol family, a variant of the octobass distinguished by its extreme size -- at more than ten feet all, it must be performed by a person on a platform.
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