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hum +‎ buck +‎ -er

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humbucker (plural humbuckers)

  1. (music) A pickup, on an electric guitar, that has a pair of coils of reverse polarity connected in series in order to "buck" (in the sense of "resist" or "overcome") the "hum" (unwanted noise).

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