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sound box

noun

Definition of SOUND BOX

1
:  a hollow chamber in a musical instrument for increasing its sonority
2
:  a device in an early phonograph for producing sound from a record by using the vibration of a needle to move a diaphragm
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First Known Use of SOUND BOX

circa 1875

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