BAND
NOUNS
► BEND a band; an organized company of men; a party, a faction; a gang; a company → 1475 obs. exc. Amer. dial.
► IF AND AND a band (musical) → 1944 US rhyming sl.
NOUNS, PERSON
► MONKEY the leader of a band or orchestra; it was customary in most bands for the leader only to be dressed in a ‘monkey suit’ or tuxedo → 1942 US sl.
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