a box in an organ in which air from the bellows is stored under pressure before being supplied to the pipes or reeds
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wind•chest
(wind′chest′),USA pronunciation n.
- Music and Dancea chamber containing the air supply for the reeds or pipes of an organ.
- wind1 + chest 1790–1800
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