Dulcimer Definition & Meaning
dulcimer
- noun
- a stringed instrument used in American folk music; an elliptical body and a fretted fingerboard and three strings
- a trapezoidal zither whose metal strings are struck with light hammers
"Dulcimer" in song lyrics
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"hammered dulcimer"
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"wcu dulcimer"
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"everything dulcimer"
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- What does dulcimer mean?
- a stringed instrument used in American folk music; an elliptical body and a fretted fingerboard and three strings a trapezoidal zither whose metal strings are struck with light hammers
- What part of speech is dulcimer?
- Dulcimer is a noun.
- How many definitions does dulcimer have?
- Dulcimer has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).