end pin

noun

variants or less commonly endpin

plural end pins also endpins

1

: the adjustable rod at the bottom of a cello or double bass used to support its weight and adjust its height

called also tailpin

2

: the knob to which the tailpiece of a stringed instrument (such as a violin) is anchored

Word History

First Known Use

1893, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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