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Jew's harp
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Jew's harp or jew's harp (jz)
n.
A small musical instrument consisting of a lyre-shaped metal frame that is held between the teeth and a projecting steel tongue that is plucked to produce a soft twanging sound.
[Origin unknown.]
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Noun1.Jew's harp - 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 cavityjew's harp - 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
jews' harp, mouth bow
musical instrument, instrument - any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds
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Percodans and panty lines are the topic of conversation on the Roy Orbison-channelling 'Tropical Island'; pan pipes and Jew's harps accompany talk of matricide on 'You Get so Lucky'.
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