jewsharp

"There's no more water-belt there," said Lund, "than there was music in your great-uncle's jewsharp; but there's a spot off to the sou'-west that looks to me a little like blue water."

Adrift in the Ice-Fields Charles W. Hall

George stepped out upon the walk, drew forth his jewsharp and sauntered up the street, twanking upon it as he went.

Hanover; Or The Persecution of the Lowly A Story of the Wilmington Massacre. Jack Thorne

For, with a jewsharp as his sole companion, George could cover more ground in a single day or night than any other inhabitant of

Hanover; Or The Persecution of the Lowly A Story of the Wilmington Massacre. Jack Thorne

Just imagine that dear Lord, who so loved sinners that he died to save them from death eternal, looking over heaven's holy battlements and observing a miserable mortal plunging downward to his doom, leaving behind him a streak of fire like a falling star, his face distorted with fear, his every hair erect and singing like a jewsharp.

The Complete Works of Brann the Iconoclast, Volume 12 1919

Kisses, when selected with due care and taken on the installment plan, will not only restore a misplaced appetite, but are especially beneficial in cases of hay fever, as they banish that tired feeling, tone up the liver, invigorate the heart, and make the blood to sing through the system like a giant jewsharp.

The Complete Works of Brann the Iconoclast, Volume 1. 1898

"We are playing on the jewsharp!" replied a familiar voice.

Hildegarde's Neighbors Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards 1896

"No, I cannot play any instrument -- not even a jewsharp."

A Dream of Empire Or, The House of Blennerhassett William Henry Venable 1878

He even looked under the jewsharp and among the marbles on the stand, where a mosquito could not have hidden itself.

The Launch Boys' Adventures in Northern Waters Edward Sylvester Ellis 1878

He pulled from his pocket a small jewsharp and began to "play" upon it in the most nerve-rasping manner.

Reels and Spindles A Story of Mill Life Evelyn Raymond 1876

When there were no wild beasts creeping up to the rim of the fire he made near his little tent, the lad would amuse himself by playing on the flute, or the jewsharp he carried; and at home, when the father and sons were gathered around in silence, he used to play upon his larger harp so sweetly that all bad thoughts fled, and everybody was glad and at peace with the world.

Holiday Stories for Young People Various 1875