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Noun
/ˈbanjō/,
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banjos, plural; banjoes, plural;
  1. A stringed musical instrument with a long neck and a round open-backed body consisting of parchment stretched over a metal hoop like a tambourine, played by plucking or with a plectrum. It is used esp. in American folk music

  2. An object resembling this in shape
    • - a banjo clock
  1. a stringed instrument of the guitar family that has long neck and circular body
  2. The banjo is a stringed instrument with, typically, four or five strings, which vibrate a membrane of plastic material or animal hide stretched over a circular frame. ...
  3. Banjo-Kazooie is a series of video games created by Rare in 1998. The game stars a honey bear named Banjo and his friend, a large red bird named Kazooie, who are both controlled by the player, and a witch named Gruntilda as the primary antagonist. ...
  4. Banjo is a chocolate bar once available in the UK. Introduced with a substantial television advertising campaign in 1976, Banjo was a twin bar (similar in shape and size to Twix) and based upon a wafer with a chopped peanut layer and the whole covered in milk chocolate. ...
  5. Banjo is a 1947 drama film directed by Richard Fleischer.
  6. The samba banjo (banjo cavaquinho or banjo cavaco) is a Brazilian instrument which is derived from the cavaquinho, especially associated with a samba subgenre called pagode. ...
  7. In the craft of woodturning, a banjo is a common term for a fixture on the wood lathe, mounted on the lathe's bed, for holding the toolrest. ...
  8. The Banjo (Op. 15) is an exciting and lively piece for piano by the American composer Louis Moreau Gottschalk. Composed in 1853, it is one of Gottschalk's best-known works. ...
  9. A stringed musical instrument with a round body and fretted neck, played by plucking or strumming the strings; To play the banjo; To beat; to knock down
  10. A stringed instrument similar to a guitar; often used as a chordal instrument in traditional jazz styles
  11. Besides being a musical instrument, this is a Fitting which is shaped like a banjo. It has round end that is doughnut shaped with a tube coming out from one side. It is usually used to transfer fluid from the center hole of the round end and out the lateral tube. ...
  12. Fretted stringed instrument with the bridge mounted on a skin (or in modern times, plastic) head. Strings are picked (one at a time) or strummed (repeating the notes rapidly), producing loud staccato tones.
  13. Fireman's shovel; old-style banjo-shaped signal
  14. 1. shovel; spade. 2. shoulder of mutton. 3. frying pan. 4. (cap) the nickname of author A.G. Paterson, of 'Waltzing Matilda' fame.
  15. A miner's term for a short-handled shovel.
  16. The UK locomotive driver's nickname for certain types of vacuum brake valve handle in the cab, from its shape. Also used on some UK railways to denote a disc type ground signal. The name was also used to describe the dome cover on certain LNER locomotives on account of its shape. (PRC)
  17. n. 1. A garage sale where children's clothes and toys may be found.
  18. is a brown honey bear, who is one of the two main characters of the series. He stars in a handful of games including Banjo-Kazooie, Banjo-Tooie, Banjo-Pilot, and Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts. He has a younger sister named Tooty, who needed rescuing in Banjo-Kazooie. ...
  19. To dream of a banjo, denotes that pleasant amusements will be enjoyed.
  20. A stringed instrument characterized by a round body and a unique twangy sound
  21. (1) A small portable frying pan. (2) A short, "D" handled shovel
  22. this aint what you think. this aint some piece a shit thing you play like a gitar. no, sir. its what we hobos call a frying pan. i keep my banjo in my bindle. and when i got me some gumps, i fry them up real good.
  23. Not the musical instrument! A rail along which a curtain runs.
  24. A fried egg sandwich.