CEFR B1

sackbutt

noun

Meaning

sackbutt means (music) A brass instrument from the Renaissance and Baroque Eras, and an ancestor of the modern trombone. It was derived from the.... It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

  • The article uses sackbutt to mean (music) A brass instrument from the Renaissance and Baroque Eras, and an....
  • The teacher asked students to find sackbutt in the reading.