Kazoo

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  kazoo \ka*zoo"\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]
     A kind of toy or rude musical instrument, as a tube inside of
     which is a stretched string or membrane made to vibrate by
     singing or humming into the tube.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Mirliton \Mir"li*ton\, n. [F.]
     1. A kind of musical toy into which one sings, hums, or
        speaks, producing a coarse, reedy sound. It is also called
        a {kazoo}.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
  
              Trilby singing "Ben Bolt" into a mirliton was a
              thing to be remembered, whether one would or no!
                                                    --Du Maurier.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     2. same as {chayote[2]}.
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  kazoo
       n : a toy wind instrument that has a membrane that makes a sound
           when you hum into the mouthpiece