gamba
noun
Meaning
- A rank of organ pipes, so called for a supposed resemblance of the sound to that of a viola da gamba.
- A stringed instrument related to the violin family, but held in the lap between the legs like a cello, usually with C-holes, a flat back, a fretted neck and six strings, played with an underhanded bow hold.
- The metacarpus or metatarsus of ruminants, etc.
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