BOMBARDONS

Noun

bombardons

plural of bombardon

Source: Wiktionary

BOMBARDON

Bom*bar"do, Bom*bar"don, n. Etym: [It. bombardo.] (Mus.)

Definition: Originally, a deep-toned instrument of the oboe or bassoon family; thence, a bass reed stop on the organ. The name bombardon is now given to a brass instrument, the lowest of the saxhorns, in tone resembling the ophicleide. Grove.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition