oud

[ ood ]

/ ud /

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noun

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

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Origin of oud

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

Words nearby oud

oubaas, Oubangi, Oubangui, oubliette, ouch, oud, Oudh, Oudry, Oudtshoorn, Ouémé, Ouessant

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How to use oud in a sentence

Farhad also becomes Omar’s agent-slash-manager, urging him to pick up the oud again.
Limbo Is a Wry and Tender Comedy About Refugees Searching for the Meaning of 'Home'|Stephanie Zacharek|April 30, 2021|Time
Omar is a gifted musician—like his father and grandfather before him, he plays the oud—though before he left Syria, he injured his hand and has since been unable to play.
Limbo Is a Wry and Tender Comedy About Refugees Searching for the Meaning of 'Home'|Stephanie Zacharek|April 30, 2021|Time
Thornton's as dour as a door-nail; an obstinate chap, every inch on him,—th' oud bulldog!'
North and South|Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
Uf I don't ged avay oud uf here righd off, I peen gone grazy!
Frank Merriwell's Chums|Burt L. Standish

She comes and she makes troubles, und she fights mit me, und I put her de door oud.
Questionable Amusements and Worthy Substitutes|J. M. Judy
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
If it were the deuce's own scribble, and yo' axed me to read in it for yo'r sake, and th' oud gentleman's, I'd do it.
North and South|Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

British Dictionary definitions for oud

oud

/ (uːd) /

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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