/ ˈglɒkənʃpiːl; NAmE ˈglɑːk-/ noun
a musical instrument made of a row of metal bars of different lengths, that you hit with two small hammers
—compare xylophone
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WORD ORIGIN
early 19th cent. (denoting an organ stop imitating the sound of bells): from German Glockenspiel , literally bell play.