Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An obsolete form of
psaltery .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete A psaltery.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun obsolete A
psaltery .
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Examples
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An illustration of Lygate's Pilgrim shows us a young lady playing upon a species of organ with one hand; in the other she holds to her lips a mellow horn, through which she pours her breath, if not her soul; lying beside her is a stringed instrument called a sawtry.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 107, September, 1866 Various
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