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• a variation of crowd.

crwth

American  

[krooth] / kruθ /

noun

Music.

1. crowd.

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crwth British  

/ kruːθ /

noun

1. an ancient stringed instrument of Celtic origin similar to the cithara but bowed in later types

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Etymology

Origin of crwth

First recorded in 1830–40; from Welsh; cognate with Irish cruit “harp, lyre”

Example Sentences

The bow is not mentioned by Fortunatus, and there is no ground whatever for believing that the Welsh crwth was played with a bow in the 6th century, or indeed for several centuries after.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various

The instrument is tuned thus: At the beginning of the 19th century, William Bingley2 heard a Welsh peasant playing national airs on a crwth strung as follows:—.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various

This instrument became the crwth, and there was no further development.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various

You remember that mornin' when my crwth and song called Winnie to us at this very llyn?

From Aylwin by Watts-Dunton, Theodore

I dessay you've often heard the sayin' "The sperrits follow the crwth."

From Aylwin by Watts-Dunton, Theodore