oud

[ ood ]

noun
  1. a musical instrument of the Middle East and northern Africa belonging to the lute family.

Origin of oud

1
1730–40; <Arabic ʿūd literally, wood; see lute1

Words Nearby oud

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How to use oud in a sentence

  • An' I ha' called you a tyrant, an' an oud bull-dog, and a hard, cruel master; that's where it stands.

    North and South | Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
  • If it were the deuce's own scribble, and yo' axed me to read in it for yo'r sake, and th' oud gentleman's, I'd do it.

    North and South | Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

British Dictionary definitions for oud

oud

/ (uːd) /


noun
  1. an Arabic stringed musical instrument resembling a lute or mandolin

Origin of oud

1
from Arabic al `ūd, literally: the wood. Compare lute 1

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