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jew's harp

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  • 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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  1. instrument
  2. musical instrument

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  • treeseed commented on the word jew's harp

    Merriam-Webster Dictionary:

    noun

    Date: 1595

    : a small lyre-shaped instrument that when held between the teeth gives tones from a metal tongue struck by the finger

    January 30, 2008