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jaw harp

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.30 in modern English

Syllables
jaw harp
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of Jew's harp.

Etymology

Unclear; it either comes from, or is the origin of, Jew's harp. It probably does not come from the common English word jaw. See Jew's harp for more.

Inflected Forms

jaw harps (plural) jaw's harp (alternative) jaws harp (alternative) jaws' harp (alternative) Jaws'-harp (alternative) jaws-harp (alternative)

Phrases

jaw harpist

Questions

What does jaw harp mean?
Alternative form of Jew's harp.
Where does jaw harp come from?
Unclear; it either comes from, or is the origin of, Jew's harp. It probably does not come from the common English word jaw. See Jew's harp for more.

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