Bassoon Definition
bə-so͝on, bă-
bassoons
noun
A low-pitched woodwind instrument with a double reed, having a long wooden body attached to a U-shaped lateral tube that leads to the mouthpiece. The range of this instrument is typically two octaves lower than that of the oboe.
American Heritage
A double-reed bass woodwind instrument having a long, curved stem attached to the mouthpiece.
Webster's New World
verb
To play the bassoon.
Wiktionary
To make a bassoon-like sound.
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