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A glass harmonica was a musical instrument of the 18th century consisting of a set of glass bowls of graduated pitches, played by rubbing the fingers over the moistened rims or by a keyboard mechanism.
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The harmonica was originally a musical instrument consisting of glasses tuned by regulating the amount of water in them, and played by running a wet finger around the rim - the glasses being revolved means of a mecahnism worked by a foot pedal. The harmonica was first played by Christoph Willibald Von Gluck in 1746. Today the term harmonica refers to a mouth organ played by blowing.
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Gob iron is British slang for a mouth organ, harmonica.
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Harp is slang for a harmonica.
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Harpoon is slang for a hypodermic syringe.
Harpoon is slang for a harmonica.
Harpoon is London Cockney rhyming slang for spoon.
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Mouth harp is Black American slang for a harmonica.
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