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PRONUNCIATION OF JEW'S HARP

jew's harp  [dʒuːz hɑːp] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF JEW'S HARP

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Jew's harp is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES JEW'S HARP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

jew's harp

Jew's harp

The Jew's harp, also known as the jaw harp, mouth harp, Ozark harp, trump, or juice harp, is a lamellophone instrument, which is in the category of plucked idiophones: it consists of a flexible metal or bamboo tongue or reed attached to a frame. The tongue/reed is placed in the performer's mouth and plucked with the finger to produce a note.

Definition of jew's harp in the English dictionary

The definition of jew's harp in the dictionary is a musical instrument consisting of a small lyre-shaped metal frame held between the teeth, with a steel tongue plucked with the finger. Changes in pitch are produced by varying the size of the mouth cavities.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH JEW'S HARP


alaap
əˈlɑːp
alap
əˈlɑːp
Autoharp
ˈɔːtəʊˌhɑːp
cardsharp
ˈkɑːdˌʃɑːp
carp
kɑːp
dipterocarp
ˈdɪptərəʊˌkɑːp
escarp
ɪˈskɑːp
harp
hɑːp
jaap
jɑːp
LARP
lɑːp
parp
pɑːp
pericarp
ˈpɛrɪˌkɑːp
razor-sharp
ˈreɪzəˌʃɑːp
scarp
skɑːp
sharp
ʃɑːp
tarp
tɑːp
Tharp
θɑːp
ultrasharp
ˌʌltrəˈʃɑːp
unsharp
ʌnˈʃɑːp
vibraharp
ˈvaɪbrəˌhɑːp

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE JEW'S HARP

jew lizard
Jew-baiter
Jew-baiting
jew´s ear
jew´s-ear
jew´s-harp
jewel
jewel box
jewel case
jewel in the crown
jewel-like
jeweled
jeweler
jewelfish
jewelled
jeweller
jeweller´s
jeweller´s rouge
jeweller´s shop
jewellery

WORDS THAT END LIKE JEW'S HARP

aeolian harp
apocarp
barp
crucian carp
double sharp
endocarp
epicarp
jarp
jew´s-harp
look sharp
mesocarp
mirror carp
oversharp
Polycarp
procarp
supersharp
time warp
warp
Welsh harp
wind harp

Synonyms and antonyms of jew's harp in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «jew's harp» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF JEW'S HARP

Find out the translation of jew's harp to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of jew's harp from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «jew's harp» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

犹太人的竖琴
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

arpa de judio
570 millions of speakers

English

jew´s harp
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

यहूदी की वीणा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

القيثارة يهودي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

варган
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Harpa do judeu
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ইহুদীদের বীণা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

la harpe de Juifs
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kecapi jew
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Maultrommel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

口琴
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

유태인 의 하프
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jew´s harp
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cây đàn hạc của người Do Thái
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

யூதரின் சுரமண்டலம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

यहूद्यांचा वीणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yahudi´nin arpı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

arpa di ebreo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

harfa Żyda
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

варган
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

harpă evreu lui
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

άρπα εβραίος του
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

trompie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

judisk harpa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

munnharpe
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «JEW'S HARP»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «JEW'S HARP» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about jew's harp

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «JEW'S HARP»

Discover the use of jew's harp in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to jew's harp and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Jew's Harp: A Comprehensive Anthology
This collection represents the first complete study of the Jew's harp -- its history, use, playing techniques, and manufacture -- richly supplemented with biographies of virtuosi of the instrument, a geo-linguistic survey of terms, data on ...
Leonard Fox, 1988
2
Jew's harps in European archaeology
This compilation - which is appended to the thesis as the Catalogue - is itself a major part of the work, connected as it is to the main aim of documenting the finds and thus contributing to an understanding of the early period of the jew's ...
Gjermund Kolltveit, 2006
3
Philosophy in Sport Made Science in Earnest: Being an ...
theory of the Guimbarde, or Jew's harp, can be well understood. Note 49, p. 300. — The jew's harp. The Memoires of Madame de Genlis first made known the astonishing powers of a poor German soldier on the Jew's harp. This musician was ...
‎1842
4
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement and Instruction: ...
m)t ^elector, ' AtJD LITERARY NOTICES OF NEW WORKS. THE JEW'S HARP. The memoirs of Madame de Oenlis first made known the astonishing powers of a poor German soldier on the Jew's harp. This musician was in the service of ...
‎1828
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The London Magazine
This musician was in the service of Frederick the Great, and finding himself one night on duty under the windows of the king, played the Jew's harp with so much skill, that Frederick, who was a great amateur of music, thought he heard a ...
John Scott, John Taylor, 1827
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World of a Slave: Encyclopedia of the Material Life of ...
The ''Jew's harp'' is an English term, and it became the name most commonly used in America. Globally, more than 1,000 names are used for this instrument. '' Jew's harp'' first appeared in English in 1595, in editions of Richard Hakluyt's ...
KYM RICE, Martha B. Katz-Hyman
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Where Rivers and Mountains Sing: Sound, Music, and Nomadism ...
Among both the Altai and Tuvans, a typical social context for the resyn- thesis of speech sounds on the jew's harp involves courtship. For example, a young man approaches his girlfriend's yurt and, standing at some distance, but close enough  ...
Theodore Craig Levin, 2006
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A Selection of Curious Articles from the Gentleman's Magazine
He was 48 years rector of •the parish, and his name appears in the list of benefactors to it. Youre, &c. 1786, May. D.N. CIV. On the Antiquity and Name of the Jew'i Harp. Mr. Urban, THE Jew-trump, or Jew's-harp, as it is often called, ( and indeed ...
John Walker, 1811
9
The Westminster Review
There may be more mystery in a Jew's Harp than a hand-organ, notwithstanding their relative dimensions. Think of a man's playing concertos on the engine which ' Skinner in his Etymologicon Lingua: Anglica: calls " Cythara Judaeorum,'" and ...
Jeremy Bentham, John Bowring, John Stuart Mill, 1834
10
The Select Journal of Foreign Periodical Literature
There may be more mystery in a Jew's Harp than a hand-organ, notwithstanding their relative dimensions. Think of a man's playing concertos on the engine which "Skinner in his Etymologicon Lingua Anglicce calls ' Cythara Judaeorum,' and ...
Charles Folsom, 1834

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «JEW'S HARP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term jew's harp is used in the context of the following news items.
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Old Crow's on the road ... between Dylan's calls
... Chance McCoy on fiddle, guitar, banjo and mandolin; and Younts on mandolin, drums, percussion, keyboards, harmonica and Jew's harp. «Arkansas Online, Jul 15»
2
Passion for Jew's harp
Born into a family with no music tradition in Dong Nai Province, Nguyen was first impressed by Jew's harp at the age of 15 when he watched a ... «VietNamNet Bridge, Jul 15»
3
Val Doonican: Singer and presenter whose relaxed charm made …
He was a quick learner musically, and as well as playing tuba for Herbie Flowers and Jew's harp to James Galway's flute, he and Nashville ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
4
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1943 – Roger Spear – kazoo, Jew's harp, musical toys, Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band. He had the 1968 UK No.5 music single 'I'm The Urban ... «Examiner.com, Jun 15»
5
Recordings From Music Maker Relief Foundation (and a Free Album!)
It includes human sound-effects like Whistlin' Britches' "Clickin'" and novelty tracks like Captain Luke's Jew's harp version of "Freight Train ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
6
'READ to the Rhythm' with Gail Borden this summer
They perform their music using a wide variety of instruments that include banjo, fiddle, mandolin, guitar, bass, Jew's harp, tin whistle, Irish flute, ... «Chicago Daily Herald, Jun 15»
7
Earthquake relief Event raises $6K+ for Nepal victims
That's why I play the bamboo flute, the Jew's harp, and other things. Different parts of the world have a different kind of instrument. I don't make ... «Hudson Reporter, Jun 15»
8
seniors | Seeking kin: Israeli immigrants who met and bonded in …
Meanwhile, friends played a guitar, Jew's harp and harmonica. Others chanted. O'Sullivan then grasped a shrunken monkey head and recited ... «Jweekly.com, Jun 15»
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WATCH: Chester Unlocked puts heritage on display in city centre …
Follow Hoot's Route to discover Roman gaming counters in Game, medieval shoes in Sole Trader, a Jew's harp in Dawson's Music plus Saxon ... «ChesterChronicle.co.uk, Jun 15»
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Levon Helm's essential Band songs: Gimme Five
... to the paradise-on-earth reverie found in its title spot, to Garth Hudson's saucy jew's harp sound (which he got by running his clavinet — long ... «Something Else! Reviews, May 15»

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