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Jew's-Harp
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) The shackle for joining a chain cable to an anchor.
(2):
(n.) An instrument of music, which, when placed between the teeth, gives, by means of a bent metal tongue struck by the finger, a sound which is modulated by the breath; - called also Jew's-trump.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Jew's-Harp'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/j/jews-harp.html. 1828.