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Definition of Jodel
1. yodel [v JODELLED, JODELLING, JODELS] - See also: yodel
Lexicographical Neighbors of Jodel
Literary usage of Jodel
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American History and Encyclopedia of Music by Janet M. Green, Josephine Thrall (1908)
"To jodel; to sing in a style peculiar to the Swiss, Tyrolean and Bavarian peasants.
... A jodel; a song or refrain sung, not to words, but to vowels or ..."
2. Switzerland: The Country and Its People by Clarence Rook (1907)
"Yet that cow-call that " calls the cattle home " at milking time is heard throughout
the Alpine region, and the Tyrolese villages have their special " jodel ..."
3. Swiss Life in Town and Country by Alfred Thomas Story (1902)
"Hence arose the " jodel," by which the shepherds and cowmen can make ... The "
jodel " is used, too, at times, by the women to call the children in from ..."
4. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris (1865)
"Ebbs flew up the stairs, and shouted for his brother; then, coming down, gave
orders for the men to go out on the mountain side, and search and jodeL He was ..."
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