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loud pedal

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loud pedal
n.
See sustaining pedal.
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Noun1.loud pedal - a pedal on a piano that lifts the dampers from the strings and so allows them to continue vibrating
sustaining pedal
foot lever, foot pedal, treadle, pedal - a lever that is operated with the foot
forte-piano, piano, pianoforte - a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds


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Defiantly, with her foot on the loud pedal, she struck--almost slapped--the keys once more.
The Man Upstairs and Other Stories by Wodehouse, Pelham Grenville View in context
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