Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
free-reed is a noun meaning "a reed that does not fit closely over the aperture". It carries one recorded sense.
a reed that does not fit closely over the aperture
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for free-reed come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.