tartold

English

Etymology

Supposedly from Italian torto and German Kortholt.

Noun

tartold (plural tartolds)

1. (music) a low-pitched double reed musical instrument of the European Renaissance, similar to a rackett, with a bore formed from cylindrical metal tubing bent into a spiral

References

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