Racket
(RA-ket)
A wind instrument of the Renaissance, having a double reed. The racket came in four sizes, but, lacking the strength of tone of the shawm and dulcian, it fell into disuse in the 18th century.
See also
[Fr.] cervalat à musique; [Fr.] bassoon à serpentine; [Ger.] Rackettenfagott; [Ger.] Stockfagott; [Ger.] Wurstfagott; [Eng.] pocket bassoon; [Eng.] sausage bassoon.
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