tirasse

noun

ti·​rasse

tə̇ˈras,

-räs

plural -s

: a pedal coupler in an organ

Word History

Etymology

French, drawnet, pedal coupler, from tirasser to catch with a drawnet, augmentative of tirer to draw, pull, shoot

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