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JEW'S HARP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does jew's harp mean? 

JEW'S HARP (noun)
  The noun JEW'S HARP has 1 sense:

1. 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 cavityplay

  Familiarity information: JEW'S HARP used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


JEW'S HARP (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

jew's harp; jews' harp; mouth bow

Hypernyms ("jew's harp" is a kind of...):

instrument; musical instrument (any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds)


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