pegbox

[ peg-boks ]
/ ˈpɛgˌbɒks /

noun

the widened end of the neck of a stringed instrument, to which the tuning pegs are fixed.

Origin of pegbox

First recorded in 1880–85; peg + box1

Words nearby pegbox

peg-and-socket joint, peg-board, peg-top, pegasus, pegboard, pegbox, pegged tooth, pegging, peggy, pegler, pegmatite