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dulcimer

/ˈdʌl.sɪ.mɚ/

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What does dulcimer mean?

noun

  1. A stringed instrument, with strings stretched across a sounding board, usually trapezoidal, played by plucking on the strings (traditionally with a quill) or by tapping on them (in the case of the hammer dulcimers).

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/ˈdʌl.sɪ.mɚ/

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“I wonder what a farmer-woman can want with a harpsichord, dulcimer, pianner, or whatever ’tis they d’call it,” said the maltster.
Thomas HardyFar from the Madding CrowdProject Gutenberg ebook #27
Diamond jumped up with his little Dulcimer in his arms, and Nanny caught up the little boy, and they ran for the cottage.
George MacDonaldAt the Back of the North WindProject Gutenberg ebook #225
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There is an admired dulcimer, a favourite salt-box, and a really curious jew's-harp.
Horace WalpoleThe Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 2Project Gutenberg ebook #4610
It consisted of a mimic lyre hung from the ceiling by a cord, and emitting the strains of several instruments--the piano, harp, and dulcimer.
John MunroHeroes of the TelegraphProject Gutenberg ebook #979