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Ophicleide
Webster's Dictionary
(n.) A large brass wind instrument, formerly used in the orchestra and in military bands, having a loud tone, deep pitch, and a compass of three octaves; - now generally supplanted by bass and contrabass tubas.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Ophicleide'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/o/ophicleide.html. 1828.