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Chinrest vs Bleat - What's the difference?

chinrest | bleat |

As nouns the difference between chinrest and bleat

is that chinrest is (music|lutherie) a shaped piece of wood, plastic, etc attached to the body of a violin or viola to aid in the positioning of the player's chin against on the instrument while bleat is the characteristic cry of a sheep or a goat.

As a verb bleat is

of a sheep or goat, to make its characteristic cry.

chinrest

English

(wikipedia chinrest)

Alternative forms

* chin-rest * chin rest

Noun

(en noun)
  • (music, lutherie) A shaped piece of wood, plastic, etc. attached to the body of a violin or viola to aid in the positioning of the player's chin against on the instrument.

    • Related terms

    * shoulder rest

    Anagrams

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    bleat

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (Scotland)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The characteristic cry of a sheep or a goat.

    • Synonyms

    * (sheep's cry ) baa, baaing, bleating

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • Of a sheep or goat, to make its characteristic cry.
  • (informal) Of a person, to complain.
    • The last thing we need is to hear them bleating to us about organizational problems.

    Synonyms

    * (1): baa * (2): kvetch (US''), moan, whinge (''British ), whine

    Anagrams

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