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Virticchio [?] (gender unknown)

(with) definite article: ?
plural: Virticchi; (with) definite article: ?
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foreign object, used to repair a punctured bag of animal skin

Identical types: 5

Literal translation in Italian: "fusaiolo" (According to Bonanzinga a "sliding tile inserted at the top of the spindle [of a loom; ws]").

Sources

Bonanzinga, Sergio: La zampogna a chiave in Sicilia. In: La zampogna: gli aerofoni a sacco in Italia (2005), II, p.200.