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Schwegel

noun
Schwe·​gel | \ ˈshfāgel, ˈshvā-\
plural Schwegels

Definition of Schwegel

1 : pipe sense 1a(1)
2 : a soft-toned organ flue stop with a flutelike sound

History and Etymology for Schwegel

German, from Old High German swegala; akin to Old English sweglhorn, a wind instrument, Gothic swiglon to play the flute

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