Welsh harp
English
Noun
Welsh harp (plural Welsh harps)
- (music) A type of harp associated with traditional music of Wales, originally a simple single-string instrument and now more usually referring to a type of triple harp. [from 16th c.]
- 1751, [Tobias] Smollett, chapter 9, in The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volume I, London: Harrison and Co., […], published 1781, →OCLC:
- [A]ll the fiddles within six miles […] with the addition of a drum, bag-pipe, and Welch-harp, regaled the guests with a most melodious concert.
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