agony-pipe en · NOUN
Meanings
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(qualifier:jazz slang) A clarinet.
This was that same agony-pipe, which, in the German rhapsody, wails its way into the most exciting of all symphonic expressions of the jazz idiom...
1957, Metronome, volume 74, page 17:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| agony-pipes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |