Endpin
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Endpin is a noun meaning (music, lutherie) The spike of a cello or double bass that makes contact with the floor and supports the weight of the instrument.
Meaning
(music, lutherie) The spike of a cello or double bass that makes contact with the floor and supports the weight of the instrument.
More Meanings
- (lutherie) Synonym of endbutton.
Example Sentences
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.
Word Forms
- endpins
Synonyms for endpin
Depending on context, synonyms include endbutton.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include spike, tailpin, rockstop, kingpin, headpin, hairpin.
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