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spike lute

spike lute noun: 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.

Noun

spike lute (plural spike lutes)

  1. 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.

Forms of spike lute

pluralspike lutes

Origin of spike lute

So called because the handle often forms a spike where it emerges from the resonator.

Questions about spike lute

What does spike lute mean?
Spike lute means 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.
What part of speech is spike lute?
Spike lute is a noun.
What is the plural of spike lute?
The plural of spike lute is spike lutes.

Words near spike lute in the dictionary

  1. spike heaths
  2. spike heel
  3. spike heels
  4. spike lavender
  5. spike lavenders
  6. spike lute
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  8. spike moss
  9. spike mosses
  10. spike oil
  11. spike oils

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