Sentence:  The inſtrument moſt in requeſt uſed by the Abundi, being the people of the kingdom of Angola, Matamba, and others, is the Marimba; it conſiſts of ſixteen <WSD>calabaſhes</WSD> orderly placed along the middle between two ſide-boards joined together, or a long frame, hanging about a man's neck with a thong. Over the mouths of the <WSD>calabaſhes</WSD> there are thin ſounding ſlips of red wood called Tanilla, a little above a ſpan long, which being beaten with two little ſticks, returns a ſound from the <WSD>calabaſhes</WSD> of ſeveral ſizes not unlike an organ. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A musical instrument, most commonly a drum or rattle, made from a calabash fruit.