stompbox

noun

Etymology

From stomp + box.

  1. derived from Boxenstopp
  2. derived from pyxis
  3. derived from buxis
  4. inherited from *buhsā
  5. inherited from box
  6. inherited from box — “container, box, cup
  7. compounded as stompbox — “stomp + box

Definitions

  1. A simple percussion instrument consisting of a small wooden box placed under the foot,…

    A simple percussion instrument consisting of a small wooden box placed under the foot, which is tapped or stamped on rhythmically to produce a sound similar to that of a bass drum.

  2. A guitar effect unit which can be controlled with the foot

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for stompbox. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA