SAXOPHONE
NOUNS
► AX ► AXE a musical instrument, esp. an electric guitar; orig. used in jazz circles for any instrument, particularly a saxophone or trumpet, instruments on which ‘chops’ (musical figures) are played → 1955 US jazz sl.
► BIG PIPE a baritone saxophone → 1957 US sl.
► SAX a saxophone → 1920s sl.
► SAXA a saxophone → 1930s Aust. sl.
► SLOP a saxophone (because of the saliva that collects in it) → 1940s African-American sl.
► SMALL PIPE an alto saxophone → 1940s African-American sl.
NOUNS – PERSON
► SAX a saxophone player → 1960s sl.
► SAXOPHONIST a saxophone player → 1865
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