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humbucker

noun

Etymology

From hum (“noise”) + buck (“resist, overcome”) + -er.

  1. derived from *būkaz✻
  2. derived from *būk✻
  3. derived from būk
  4. derived from bûk — “belly”
  5. inherited from buk
  6. formed as humbucker — “hum + buck + -er”

Definitions

  1. A pickup, on an electric guitar, that has a pair of coils of reverse polarity connected…

    A pickup, on an electric guitar, that has a pair of coils of reverse polarity connected in series in order to reduce buzzing noise caused by mains frequency.

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