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

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

From Aylwin by Watts-Dunton, Theodore

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

My crwth and song will rouse every spirit on the hills.'

From Aylwin by Watts-Dunton, Theodore

Did I also remember the wild theories of my father and Fenella Stanley about the crwth?

From Aylwin by Watts-Dunton, Theodore

In a few minutes I heard her crwth.

From Aylwin by Watts-Dunton, Theodore