Usually means: Holds strings, adjusts pitch, guitar.
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  1. pegbox: Merriam-Webster
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  3. pegbox: Collins English Dictionary
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  1. Virginia Tech Multimedia Music Dictionary (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (pegbox)

▸ noun:  (music, lutherie) The part of a violin or similar stringed instrument that holds the tuning pegs.

Similar:
peghead, peg dope, tuner, tuning peg, pegging, plectrum, tuning head, pick, guitar pick, peglet, more...

Opposite:
tailpiece, bridge, fingerboard

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Similar:
peghead, peg dope, tuner, tuning peg, pegging, plectrum, tuning head, pick, guitar pick, peglet, more...

Opposite:
tailpiece, bridge, fingerboard



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