Jew's harpn.

Brit.

/ˌdʒuːz ˈhɑːp/, U.S.

/ˈdʒuz ˌhɑrp/

Forms:

α. late Middle English Jue harp, 1600s Iewe harpe.

β. 1500s–1600s Iewes harp, 1500s–1600s Iewes harpe, 1600s Jewes harp, 1600s Jewes harpe, 1600s– Jews harp, 1600s– Jews' harp, 1700s– Jew's harp.

Also with lower-case initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Jew n., harp n.¹

Etymology: In α. forms < Jew n. + harp n.¹ In β. forms partly < the genitive singular of Jew n. + harp n.¹, and partly < the genitive plural of Jew n. + harp n.¹, after Jew's trump n. (see discussion at that entry for the likely semantic motivation). Compare later jaw harp n., juice harp n.

1. A small musical instrument consisting of a flexible tongue or reed fixed at one end to a typically lyre-shaped frame, which is played by holding the frame between the teeth and plucking the free end of the tongue or reed with the finger, using the jaw and mouth as a resonator. Cf. jaw harp n.The Jew's harp is a simple lamellophone instrument which produces a single pitch, with overtones being sounded by altering the shape of the cavity of the mouth while playing. Though less common, some Jew's harps known as double Jew's harps (or double-tongue or double-reed Jew's harps) are capable of producing two pitches, having two tongues or reeds.Other names for the instrument include gewgaw n. 2b, Jew's trump n., juice harp n., mouth-harp n. 2.

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society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > other musical instruments > [noun] > Jews' harp

Jew's harp1481

Jew's trump1481

trumpc1550

juice harp1685

jaw harp1752

stang1808

guimbard1830

jawbone1844

Lochaber trump1863

mouth organ1877

mouth-harp1968

1481 Petty Customs Acct. in H. S. Cobb Overseas Trade of London (1990) 44 [4 grs.] Jue harpes.

1596 R. Caranca in W. Raleigh Discouerie Guiana 109 We should send them Iewes harpes for they woulde giue for euery one two hens.

1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §116 As for the Iewes Harpe, it is a sharpe Percussion; And besides, hath the vantage of penning the Aire in the Mouth.

1742 H. Fielding Joseph Andrews I. i. vi. 36 Thou can'st make a Mole-hill appear as a Mountain; a Jew's-Harp sound like a Trumpet.

1787 J. Hawkins Life Johnson 477 They [sc. the inhabitants of St Kilda]..are lovers of music and dancing, but know no instrument save the jews' harp.

1865 J. Lubbock Prehist. Times xi. 358 Their [sc. the Fijians'] musical instruments are..a Jew's-harp made of a strip of bamboo.

1921 F. S. Mathews Field Bk. Wild Birds & their Music (rev. ed.) 245 The tone effect at a distance is like the metallic twang of the Jew's harp.

2006 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 23 Mar. b8/1 The eerie harmonics of a Kyrgyz Jew's harp.

a. Nautical. A ring or shackle at the upper end of the main shank of an anchor, to which the anchor chain is secured, and which is shaped like the frame of a Jew's harp (sense 1). Now rare.

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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > anchoring equipment > [noun] > shackle through ring of anchor

Jew's harp1750

1750 T. R. Blanckley Naval Expositor 83 Jews Harp—are made of Iron, and of such Substance and suitable Strength, as to be sufficient to hold the Pendant Chain where the Moaring Cable is bent to the Ring, and secured by a Forelock.

1794 D. Steel Elements & Pract. Rigging & Seamanship II. 281 A link called a jew's harp, through which the bridle or hawser of a ship, when moored, is passed.

1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Jew's-harp, the shackle for joining a chain-cable to the anchor-ring.

1958 Techn. Man. No. 55-501 (U.S. Dept. Army) xii. 213 This bend..is used for securing a rope to a buoy or a hawser to the ring or jew's harp of an anchor.

†b. attributive. Designating a staple shaped like the frame of a Jew's harp (sense 1). Obsolete. rare.

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society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > fastenings > [noun] > staple > of specific shape

Jew's harp1794

1794 W. Felton Treat. Carriages I. 92 It is fixed on the axletree by a Jew's harp staple.

Derivatives

Jew's ˈharper n. somewhat rare a person who plays the Jew's harp.

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society > leisure > the arts > music > musician > instrumentalist > other instrumentalists > [noun] > player of Jews' harp

Jew's harper1790

1790 By-stander 105 Joah called the Muses ballad-singers, Apollo a jews-harper.

2005 B. Little Sea Rover's Pract. (2007) viii. 92 Music was a vital part of life at sea, and musicians were invariably among the crew: fiddlers, Jew's harpers, pipers, drummers, and trumpeters.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	jews harp
释义	Jew's harpn. Brit. /ˌdʒuːz ˈhɑːp/, U.S. /ˈdʒuz ˌhɑrp/ Forms: α. late Middle English Jue harp, 1600s Iewe harpe. β. 1500s–1600s Iewes harp, 1500s–1600s Iewes harpe, 1600s Jewes harp, 1600s Jewes harpe, 1600s– Jews harp, 1600s– Jews' harp, 1700s– Jew's harp. Also with lower-case initial. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Jew n., harp n.¹ Etymology: In α. forms < Jew n. + harp n.¹ In β. forms partly < the genitive singular of Jew n. + harp n.¹, and partly < the genitive plural of Jew n. + harp n.¹, after Jew's trump n. (see discussion at that entry for the likely semantic motivation). Compare later jaw harp n., juice harp n. 1. A small musical instrument consisting of a flexible tongue or reed fixed at one end to a typically lyre-shaped frame, which is played by holding the frame between the teeth and plucking the free end of the tongue or reed with the finger, using the jaw and mouth as a resonator. Cf. jaw harp n.The Jew's harp is a simple lamellophone instrument which produces a single pitch, with overtones being sounded by altering the shape of the cavity of the mouth while playing. Though less common, some Jew's harps known as double Jew's harps (or double-tongue or double-reed Jew's harps) are capable of producing two pitches, having two tongues or reeds.Other names for the instrument include gewgaw n. 2b, Jew's trump n., juice harp n., mouth-harp n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > other musical instruments > [noun] > Jews' harp Jew's harp1481 Jew's trump1481 trumpc1550 juice harp1685 jaw harp1752 stang1808 guimbard1830 jawbone1844 Lochaber trump1863 mouth organ1877 mouth-harp1968 1481 Petty Customs Acct. in H. S. Cobb Overseas Trade of London (1990) 44 [4 grs.] Jue harpes. 1596 R. Caranca in W. Raleigh Discouerie Guiana 109 We should send them Iewes harpes for they woulde giue for euery one two hens. 1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §116 As for the Iewes Harpe, it is a sharpe Percussion; And besides, hath the vantage of penning the Aire in the Mouth. 1742 H. Fielding Joseph Andrews I. i. vi. 36 Thou can'st make a Mole-hill appear as a Mountain; a Jew's-Harp sound like a Trumpet. View more context for this quotation 1787 J. Hawkins Life Johnson 477 They [sc. the inhabitants of St Kilda]..are lovers of music and dancing, but know no instrument save the jews' harp. 1865 J. Lubbock Prehist. Times xi. 358 Their [sc. the Fijians'] musical instruments are..a Jew's-harp made of a strip of bamboo. 1921 F. S. Mathews Field Bk. Wild Birds & their Music (rev. ed.) 245 The tone effect at a distance is like the metallic twang of the Jew's harp. 2006 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 23 Mar. b8/1 The eerie harmonics of a Kyrgyz Jew's harp. 2. a. Nautical. A ring or shackle at the upper end of the main shank of an anchor, to which the anchor chain is secured, and which is shaped like the frame of a Jew's harp (sense 1). Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > anchoring equipment > [noun] > shackle through ring of anchor Jew's harp1750 1750 T. R. Blanckley Naval Expositor 83 Jews Harp—are made of Iron, and of such Substance and suitable Strength, as to be sufficient to hold the Pendant Chain where the Moaring Cable is bent to the Ring, and secured by a Forelock. 1794 D. Steel Elements & Pract. Rigging & Seamanship II. 281 A link called a jew's harp, through which the bridle or hawser of a ship, when moored, is passed. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Jew's-harp, the shackle for joining a chain-cable to the anchor-ring. 1958 Techn. Man. No. 55-501 (U.S. Dept. Army) xii. 213 This bend..is used for securing a rope to a buoy or a hawser to the ring or jew's harp of an anchor. †b. attributive. Designating a staple shaped like the frame of a Jew's harp (sense 1). Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > building and constructing equipment > fastenings > [noun] > staple > of specific shape Jew's harp1794 1794 W. Felton Treat. Carriages I. 92 It is fixed on the axletree by a Jew's harp staple. Derivatives Jew's ˈharper n. somewhat rare a person who plays the Jew's harp. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musician > instrumentalist > other instrumentalists > [noun] > player of Jews' harp Jew's harper1790 1790 By-stander 105 Joah called the Muses ballad-singers, Apollo a jews-harper. 2005 B. Little Sea Rover's Pract. (2007) viii. 92 Music was a vital part of life at sea, and musicians were invariably among the crew: fiddlers, Jew's harpers, pipers, drummers, and trumpeters. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1481
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