Marxophone

English

Etymology

From Marx +‎ -o- +‎ -phone, after Henry Charles Marx (1875–1947), who patented the design of its hammer mechanism.

Noun

Marxophone (plural Marxophones)

  1. (music) A fretless zither played via a system of metal hammers.
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