HyperDic: jew[s_harp

English > 1 sense of the expression jew's harp:
NOUNartifactjew's harp, jews' harp, mouth bowa 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
English > jew's harp: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA 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.
Synonymsjews' harp, mouth bow
Broadermusical instrument, instrumentAny of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds
Spanishbirimbao, guimbarda, trompa de París, trompa gallega
Catalanguimbarda

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