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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A hole in the sounding board of a stringed instrument such as a violin or guitar that improves volume and tone quality.
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- noun a hole in a
stringed instrument that is shaped like an "f "
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- noun a hole in a soundboard (as of a violin) designed to resonate with the tones
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skipvia commented on the word sound hole
See f hole.
November 15, 2007