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crwths

crwths is the plural of crwth.

Meaning of crwth

Noun

crwth (plural crwths)

  1. (historical) An archaic stringed instrument associated particularly with Wales, though once played widely in Europe, and characterized by a vaulted back and enough space for the player to stop each of the six strings on the fingerboard. Played variously by plucking or bowing.
    • We find in one period crwths, with the strings twanged with the right hand, and stopped above with the left, being held as we hold a violoncello to-day, but being small, on the lap.1895, John Frederick Rowbotham, The Troubadours and Courts of Love
    Synonyms:
    chrotta, rote

Questions about crwths

What is crwths the plural of?
Crwths is the plural of crwth.

Words near crwths in the dictionary

  1. Crvenkoski
  2. Crvenkov
  3. Crvenkovski
  4. CRVO
  5. crwth
  6. crwths
  7. cry
  8. cry aim
  9. cry all the way to the bank
  10. cry and seethe
  11. cry arsing

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