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A Musical Instrument To Lay Off However Crossword Clue

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noun

• a medieval musical instrument resembling a trombone

39%5 Sing "lay odl lay odl lay hee hoo"
noun

• a songlike cry in which the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal voice and falsetto

verb

• sing by changing register; sing by yodeling

27%8 Some lay brown eggs while others lay white
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