pegbox

[ peg-boks ]

noun

1. the widened end of the neck of a stringed instrument, to which the tuning pegs are fixed.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pegbox¹

First recorded in 1880–85; peg + box ¹

Example Sentences

The cittern with its nine strings, bridge, and pegbox ‘‘brings to mind the theory of music’s harmonic proportions.

From Scientific American

A remarkably well preserved specimen of this instrument, made by Eberle of Prague, in 1733, and superbly carved on pegbox and scroll, is in the fine private violin collection of Mr. D. H. Carr, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

From Project Gutenberg