oud

[ood]

noun

a musical instrument of the Middle East and northern Africa belonging to the lute family.

Origin of oud

1730–40; < Arabic ʿūd literally, wood; see lute¹

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Historical Examples of oud

But I vil get you oud all der same, if I can, vich I don'd know so much apoud, ash der door vas fastened tighter ash a brick.
Fritz to the Front
Edward L. Wheeler
Babby began to scream o' th' oud fashion, and we took it turn and turn about to sit up and rock it.
Mary Barton
Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
Coachmen were little squat men, wi' wigs like th' oud fashioned parsons.
Mary Barton
Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
Thornton's as dour as a door-nail; an obstinate chap, every inch on him,—th' oud bulldog!'
North and South
Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
An' I ha' called you a tyrant, an' an oud bull-dog, and a hard, cruel master; that's where it stands.
North and South
Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

British Dictionary definitions for oud

oud

noun

an Arabic stringed musical instrument resembling a lute or mandolin

Word Origin for oud

from Arabic al `ūd, literally: the wood. Compare lute 1

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Word Origin and History for oud

"lute or mandolin of Arab lands," 1738, from Arabic 'ud, literally "wood." Also cf. lute.