TUBA
ADJECTIVES
► FRONT-ACTION in a tuba, etc.: designating a valve placed in front of the inner tubing → 1946
NOUNS
► FOGHORN a tuba or saxophone → 1919 US sl.
► GRUNT HORN a tuba → 1926 US sl.
► GRUNT IRON a tuba → 1935 US sl.
ADJECTIVES
► FRONT-ACTION in a tuba, etc.: designating a valve placed in front of the inner tubing → 1946
NOUNS
► FOGHORN a tuba or saxophone → 1919 US sl.
► GRUNT HORN a tuba → 1926 US sl.
► GRUNT IRON a tuba → 1935 US sl.