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Drone

According to Marcuse, who fails to reveal her source, an "obsolete word for the drone of a bagpipe"; NB: ➺ Bordun, Burdon, and Burthen.

Sources

Marcuse, Sibyl: Musical instruments: a comprehensive dictionary. New York, 1975 (➺ Bourdon, 1).

Koço, Eno: A journey of the vocal iso(n), Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 2015, p.[xix].

Ammer, Christine: The facts on file dictionary of music. New York, 2004 [4th ed.], p.52.

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Cambridge Scholars Publishing (Koço [View extract; Find burden]).
Google books (Ammer [Find burden]).