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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 harpjew'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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Oblivious to current trends, Cohen blissfully fills some songs with dated keyboards and sax fills, and inserts his own incongruous Jew's harp licks in the midst of others.
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``People really seem to love the hillbilly instruments,'' said Pasko, who mixes his accordion playing with spoons, washboard, Jew's harp and homegrown percussion instruments.
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