eighty-eight

(āˈtē-ātˈ)

noun
  1. A high-velocity gun with a caliber of 88 millimeters, used by German troops as an antiaircraft and antitank weapon during World War II.
  2. An artillery shell, especially one fired by this gun.
  3. Slang A piano.

Origin:

Origin: Sense 3, from the number of its keys

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