Jew's-harp

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Jew's-harp (plural Jew's-harps)

  1. Alternative spelling of Jew's harp
    • 1850, T. S. Arthur, “Deacon Smith and his Violin”, in Sketches of Life and Character[1], Philadelphia: J. W. Bradley, →OCLC, page 70:
      The lad, his son, had obtained a Jew's-harp, and learned to play upon it the profane airs of "Yankee Doodle," "Hail Columbia," "St. Patrick's Day," and "Auld Lang Syne."

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