I. noun
also man·do·line |mandə|lin, -aan-, ˈ ̷ ̷d ə lə̇n
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Etymology: Italian mandolino, diminutive of mandola
: a musical instrument of the lute family that has a pear-shaped body and fretted neck and from four to six pairs of strings and is played with a plectrum — see mandola
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II. adjective
: resembling a mandolin in shape — used of rabbits with narrow forequarters and broad and deep hindquarters