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Cap (m)

(with) definite article: le
(the) head

stock for the chanter(s)

Identical types: 26
Cabrette (d'Auvergne)

It can be carved in the shaped of an animal or human head, or not at all; NB: Term not encountered in consulted literature.

Tête

Boita

Sources

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cantoin.com (Maison de la cabrette [before 2020]; obsolete).
cantoin.com (Museum, 2023: term not mentioned anymore).