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Meanings of jews' harp in English
Portuguese
harpa de boca Catalan
guimbarda 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
Examples for "jew's harp"
Examples for "jew's harp"
1
On way back he plays bamboo jew's harp and it summons his brothers to come and see him.
2
Hungry suggested giving it something to eat, while Ikey wanted to play on his infernal jew's harp, claiming it was a musical dog.
3
I do not pretend that my own instrument is an organ: but shrillest Jew's harp.
4
The result is not cheerful, and to the civilised ear the strains of a Jew's harp are preferable.
5
The fact is, the noble mountaineers of these districts have had to fall back on the Jew's harp.
Usage of jews' harp in English
1
Talk away like a little jews' harp.
2
Turkey took out his Jews' harp, and discoursed soothing if not eloquent strains.
3
We lay on the side of the hillock, I say, and Turkey's Jews' harp mingled its sounds with those of the brook.