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Welsh harps

Welsh harps is the plural of Welsh harp.

Meaning of Welsh harp

Noun

Welsh harp (plural Welsh harps)

  1. A type of harp associated with traditional music of Wales, originally a simple single-string instrument and now more usually referring to a type of triple harp.
    • [A]ll the fiddles within six miles […] with the addition of a drum, bag-pipe, and Welch-harp, regaled the guests with a most melodious concert.1751, [Tobias] Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: Harrison and Co., […], →OCLC

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Questions about Welsh harps

What is Welsh harps the plural of?
Welsh harps is the plural of Welsh harp.

Words near Welsh harps in the dictionary

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  2. Welsh flannels
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  4. Welsh glaives
  5. Welsh Harp
  6. Welsh harps
  7. Welsh hat
  8. Welsh Hook
  9. Welsh hooks
  10. Welsh law
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