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sawtry

/ˈsɔːtɹi/UK/ˈsɔːtɹi/

sawtry is the obsolete form of psaltery.

Meaning of psaltery

Noun

psaltery (plural psalteries)

  1. A zither-like musical instrument consisting of a soundboard with multiple strings, played by plucking the strings with the fingers or a plectrum.
    • And at the dedication of the wall of Ieruſalem, they ſought the Leuites out of all their places, to bꝛing them to Ieruſalem, to keepe the dedication with gladneſſe, both with thankeſgiuings and with ſinging, with cymbals, pſalteries, and with harpes.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Nehemiah 12:27

Proper noun capitalized: Sawtry

Sawtry

  1. A large village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL1683).

Forms of sawtry

pluralsawtries

Questions about sawtry

What does sawtry mean?
Sawtry means a large village and civil parish in Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL1683).
What is sawtry the obsolete form of?
Sawtry is the obsolete form of psaltery.
What part of speech is sawtry?
Sawtry is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce sawtry?
Sawtry is pronounced /ˈsɔːtɹi/.

Words near sawtry in the dictionary

  1. sawtooth waves
  2. sawtoothed
  3. sawtoothlike
  4. sawtooths
  5. sawtries
  6. sawtry
  7. Sawut
  8. Sawvel
  9. sawwhet
  10. sawwhets
  11. sawwing

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