basswork

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

bass +‎ work

Noun[edit]

basswork (uncountable)

  1. (music) The playing of the bass
    • 1994 April 22, David Whiteis, “Ernie Williams”, in Chicago Reader[1]:
      His basswork is both sure-fingered and mercifully sparse [] .