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Æolian harp.
The wind-harp. A box on which strings are stretched. Being placed
where a draught gets to the strings, they utter musical sounds.
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Aeolian Harp from Infoplease:
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