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cabinet organ

noun

Definition of cabinet organ

: a reed organ having pedal-operated bellows and mounted in a case about the size and shape of an upright piano

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First Known Use of cabinet organ

1696, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for cabinet organ

so called from its shape

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The first known use of cabinet organ was in 1696

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