MOUTH BOW

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

jew's harp; jews' harp; mouth bow

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("mouth bow" is a kind of...):

instrument; musical instrument (any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds)

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