spike lute
spike lute · spike lutes
Any of various musical instruments comprising a resonator and string bearer that are…Any of various musical instruments comprising a resonator and string bearer that are physically united, with strings parallel to the sound table and a handle which is also the string bearer and which passes diametrically through the resonator.
Meaning
1 sensesAny of various musical instruments comprising a resonator and string bearer that are physically united, with strings parallel to the sound table and a handle which is also the string bearer and which passes diametrically through the resonator.
Origin
So called because the handle often forms a spike where it emerges from the resonator.So called because the handle often forms a spike where it emerges from the resonator.
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Forms
plural: spike lutes| Singular | spike lute |
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