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Meaning of endpin | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. The spike of a cello or double bass that makes contact with the floor and supports the weight of the instrument.
  2. Synonym of endbutton.

Equivalents

Français pique
Italiano pirone

Examples

“Among the ensemble’s strange, outmoded, “original” instruments — the feral horns, sour violins, wooden flutes, cellos without endpins — she seemed right at home, despite her Broadway provenance.”

CEFR level

B1
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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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