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crwth (iou)



crwth noun. M19.
[Welsh: cf. Gaelic cruit harp, violin, Irish cruit small harp, Old Irish crot harp, cithara. Adopted earlier as CROWD noun1.]
An old Celtic musical instrument with three, or later six, strings which was held against the chest and played by bowing and plucking.