Meanings
nounAppalachian dulcimer (plural Appalachian dulcimers)
plural Appalachian dulcimers
- A diatonically fretted and neckless string instrument, most commonly with three or four strings; a chordophone of the zither family.
Synonyms: mountain dulcimer, lap dulcimer, dulcimore, fretted dulcimer, hog harp, hog fiddle, church dulcimer
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA diatonically fretted and neckless string instrument, most commonly with three or four strings; a chordophone of the zither family.
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Translations
French dulcimer des Appalaches
- dulcimer des Appalachesinstrument
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