mouth harp
noun South Midland and Southern U.S.
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Also called harp.
Origin of mouth harp
An Americanism dating back to 1900–05
Words nearby mouth harp
moustache cup, mousterian, mousy, mout, mouth, mouth harp, mouth off, mouth organ, mouth-to-mouth, mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, mouth-watering
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Example sentences from the Web for mouth harp
One of them has a mouth-harp which he plays upon, now and then opening his hands hollowed around the instrument.
Back Home|Eugene WoodWhen he dropped the mouth-harp, he lay very still for a time, though his lips moved incessantly.
In Our Town|William Allen WhiteFinally he complained that he could not find his mouth-harp.
In Our Town|William Allen White