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pickguard

noun

Etymology

From pick + guard.

  1. derived from *wardāną✻ — “to guard, protect”
  2. derived from *wardēn✻
  3. derived from wardo
  4. derived from garder
  5. compounded as pickguard — “pick + guard”

Definitions

  1. A piece of durable flat material placed on the body of a guitar (or similar instrument)…

    A piece of durable flat material placed on the body of a guitar (or similar instrument) beneath the strings to protect the surface from being scratched by a plectrum (or similar device).

The neighborhood

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