Look up: Jew`s-harp

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   jew`s harp
   [n] - a small lyre-shaped musical instrument that is placed between the teeth and played by twanging a wire tongue while changing the shape of the mouth cavity
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   jew`s harp
   jews` harp noun a small lyre-shaped musical instrument that is placed between the teeth and played by twanging a wire tongue while changing the shape of the mouth cavity
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   Jew`s harp
   musical instrument consisting of a thin wood or metal tongue fixed at one end to the base of a two-pronged frame. The player holds the frame to his ... [5 related articles]
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   Jew`s-harp
   • (n.) The shackle for joining a chain cable to an anchor. • (n.) An instrument of music, which, when placed between the teeth, gives, by means of a bent metal tongue struck by the finger, a sound which is modulated by the breath; -- called also Jew`s-trump.
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   Jew's harp
   The `Jew's harp`, `jaw harp`, or `mouth harp` is thought to be one of the oldest musical instruments in the world ; a musician apparently playing it can be seen in a Chinese drawing from the 3rd century BC . It is also sometimes called a `Jew's trump` or `juice harp`, among other names, and has no particular connection with Judaism. As with the parallel example `jew's ear` for the jelly fungus `Auricularia auricula-judae`, the name's semitic ...
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   Jew's-harp
   Jew's-harp` noun [ Jew + harp ; or possibly a corrupt. of jaw's harp ; confer German maultrommel , lit., mouthdrum.] 1. An instrument of music, which, when placed between the teeth, gives, by means of a bent metal tongue struck by the finger, a sound which is modulated by the breath; -- called also Jew's-trump . 2. (Nautical) The shackle fo ...
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   jew's-harp
   Origin: Jew + harp; or possibly a corrupt. Of jaw's harp; cf. G. Maultrommel, lit, mouthdrum]</ety ... 1. An instrument of music, which, when placed between the teeth, gives, by means of a bent metal tongue struck by the finger, a sound which is modulated by the breath; called also Jew's-trump. ... 2. The shackle for joining a chain cable to an an ...
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   jew's-harp
   jew's-harp or jews'-harp,musical instrument of ancient lineage composed of a small metal frame containing a flexible metal tongue. The frame is held between the teeth and the metal tongue is plucked with the fingers. Each jew's-harp can produce only one tone, the quality of which may be varied by mo...
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