kazoo

kazoo
Mirliton Mir"li*ton, n. [F.] 1. A kind of musical toy into which one sings, hums, or speaks, producing a coarse, reedy sound. It is also called a {kazoo}. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]

Trilby singing ``Ben Bolt'' into a mirliton was a thing to be remembered, whether one would or no! --Du Maurier. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

2. same as {chayote[2]}. [PJC]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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