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Definition of Dulcimer
1. Noun. A stringed instrument used in American folk music; an elliptical body and a fretted fingerboard and three strings.
Generic synonyms: Stringed Instrument
2. Noun. A trapezoidal zither whose metal strings are struck with light hammers.
Definition of Dulcimer
1. n. An instrument, having stretched metallic wires which are beaten with two light hammers held in the hands of the performer.
Definition of Dulcimer
1. Noun. (musical instruments) A stringed instrument, with strings stretched across a sounding board, usually trapezoidal. It's played on the lap or horizontally on a table. Some have their own legs. These musical instruments are played by plucking on the strings (traditionally with a quill) or by tapping on them (in the case of the hammer dulcimers). ¹
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Definition of Dulcimer
1. a stringed instrument [n -S]