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Meaning
Noun
●
In Musical instruments, Heraldic charges, String instruments & Ireland:
A
musical instrument
consisting of
a body and a
curved
neck
,
strung
with
strings
of
varying
length
that are
stroked
or
plucked
with the
fingers
and are
vertical
to the
soundboard
when
viewed
from the
end of
the body
Any
instrument
of the same
musicological
type.
●
In String instruments:
A harmonica.
●
In Scottish English & Ireland:
A
grain
sieve.
●
The
component
of a
lamp
to
which one
attaches
the
lampshade
,
consisting of
a
lightweight
frame
that usually
surrounds
the
bulb
with an
attachment
at the
top
for the finial.
●
In Heraldic charges:
Short for
harp
seal.
Verb
●
In Heraldic charges & Ireland:
To
repeatedly
mention
a
subject
, especially
so as to
nag
or complain.
●
In Ireland:
To
play on
(a
harp
or
similar
instrument).
●
To
play
(a
tune
) on the harp.
●
In Ireland:
To develop or give
expression
to by
skill
and
art
; to
sound
forth as from a
harp
; to
hit
upon.
Name
●
A
surname
originating
as an
occupation
for a
player
of the harp.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
harp
English
hearpe
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
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Drums
Ukulele
Orchestra
Drum
Bow
Rely
Sax
Harmonica
Concerto
Stringed
Music
Hinge
Dance
Sound
Chord
Fiddle
Soundtrack
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Trombone
Mandolin
Xylophone
Lyre
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Cast Aspersions
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Rhymes
Carp
Parp
Tarp
Harp
Scarp
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