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reed pipe
reed
Jew's harp
a form of theatrical double act in which one performer speaks or sings while the other, in front, pretends to be doing the speaking or singing
spring
switch hook
spring
the lip or vibrating end of a reed in a wind instrument
old reed wind instrument
reeds of a panpipe
double reed wind instrument
lit. to sing a duet