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Instrument That Wails Crossword Clue

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noun

• a single-reed woodwind with a conical bore

• a Belgian maker of musical instruments who invented the saxophone (1814-1894)

26%7 Gaelic spirit who wails to foretell a death in the family
noun

• (Irish folklore) a female spirit who wails to warn of impending death

26%4Wails
noun

• convulsive gasp made while weeping

• a dyspneic condition

• insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous

verb

• weep convulsively

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