mouth bow

mouth bow
noun
a small lyre-shaped musical instrument that is placed between the teeth and played by twanging a wire tongue while changing the shape of the mouth cavity
Syn: ↑jew's harp, ↑jews' harp
Hypernyms: ↑musical instrument, ↑instrument

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