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water key

–noun
a lever to drain saliva from a brass musical instrument, as the trombone.
Also called spit valve.
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water key  
n.  A lever covering a small hole on certain brass instruments, such as the trombone, that is pressed to drain saliva that has accumulated in the instrument.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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