RACKETT

Etymology

Noun

rackett (plural racketts)

(musical instruments) An old wind instrument of the double bassoon kind, having ventages but not keys.

Source: Wiktionary


Rack"ett, n. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.] (Mus.)

Definition: An old wind instrument of the double bassoon kind, having ventages but not keys.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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