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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

mouthbreeder, mouthbrooder, mouthed, mouthfeel, mouthful, mouth harp, mouthing, mouth off, mouth organ, mouthpart, mouthpiece

How to use mouth harp in a sentence

One man was reading a newspaper while another sat on an end of the table playing a mouth harp.
Hope Hathaway|Frances Parker
Then Sid put down his fiddle and his mouth harp and drawing from his coat pocket a crumpled paper, he began again.
Blue Ridge Country|Jean Thomas
While he was able to sit up he would play on his mouth harp or hack away at his window sills with his jackknife.
The Troll Garden and Selected Stories|Willa Cather
One of them has a mouth-harp which he plays upon, now and then opening his hands hollowed around the instrument.
Back Home|Eugene Wood

Then another man followed with a similar instrument; and last came a youth with a mouth harp.
A Tenderfoot Bride|Clarice E. Richards

mouth harp

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