French harp
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of French harp
An Americanism dating back to 1880–85
Example Sentences
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Then I do a number with the guit-tar and play the French harp and sing, all at the same time.
From Time Magazine Archive
There was a band to lead the procession; a band of three boys, playing on a French harp, a jew's-harp, and a drum.
From The Story of Dago by Etheldred B. (Etheldred Breeze) Barry
The vocal cords do not vibrate as strings, like the strings of a violin, but somewhat as reeds, similar to the reeds of a French harp or reed organ.
From Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools by Francis M. Walters
But Eliot shook her head doubtfully, and when the boys came up with a banjo and French harp to put the bear through his performances, she watched the dancing at a respectful distance.
From The Little Colonel's House Party by Annie F. (Annie Fellows) Johnston
There were declamations, debates, the interminable, singsong ballads of the frontier, usually accompanied by French harp or fiddle.
From A Mountain Boyhood by Enos B. (Enos Benjamin) Comstock
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