harmonicon
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This may result in a piece played on an instrument from the musical instruments collection, such as the work Glenn Kotche, the drummer for the band Wilco, wrote for a 19th-century stone harmonicon.
From Washington Post • Oct. 15, 2015
There was a moment's silence, broken by a distant harmonicon.
From Quaint Courtships by Howells, William Dean
Cyrus, I worry so, because I'm sure that woman thinks she can catch your father again.—Oh, just listen to that harmonicon downstairs!
From Quaint Courtships by Howells, William Dean
"His latest achievement is an infernal mouth harmonicon."
From The Vehement Flame by Deland, Margaret Wade Campbell
The harmonicon ceased, and the censorious professors were forced to stop their cavilling.
From Joseph II. and His Court by Mühlbach, L. (Luise)
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.