hammer dulcimer

A form of hammered dulcimer — A type of dulcimer whose metal strings are stretched over a trapezoidal sounding board that has two bridges, one bass and one treble, set on a stand and played with small mallet-like hammers.

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Meanings

nounhammer dulcimer (plural hammer dulcimers)

plural hammer dulcimers

  1. alternativeAlternative form of hammered dulcimer.
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