jaw harpn.

Brit.

/ˈdʒɔː hɑːp/, U.S.

/ˈdʒɔ ˌhɑrp/,

/ˈdʒɑ ˌhɑrp/

Forms:

α. 1700s– jaws harp, 1800s– jaw's harp.

β. 1800s– jaw harp.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: Jew's harp n.

Etymology: Alteration of Jew's harp n., after jaw n.¹

A small, typically lyre-shaped musical instrument played using the mouth; = Jew's harp n. 1. Formerly frequently in form jaw's harp.

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

α.

1752 in B. Thornton Have at You All 6 Feb. 76 The bass of a Jew's Harp, or, (as it should be written) Jaws-Harp, very nearly resembles snoring.

1859 E. Everett Orations & Speeches Var. Occasions III. 356 His long deep desk was a perfect curiosity-shop of confiscated balls, tops, penknives, marbles, and jaws-harps.

1958 P. Oliver in P. Gammond Decca Bk. Jazz i. 23 Cheap guitars, jaw's harps and harmonicas became available in greater numbers in the 'nineties.

2008 Wire Feb. 50/2 Their remarkable songs are interspersed with the rich sounds of bowed fiddle and jaws harp.

β. 1860 Bradford Observer 7 June 7/6 The correct etymon being jaw-harp, because in playing it is placed betwen the jaws.1994 Folk Roots Mar. 59/1 Vedersi Andar Via is a beguiling piece that is given a menacing edge by a Sicilian jaw harp.2004 Sci. Amer. (U.K. ed.) Nov. 68/1 More than 30,000 years ago early humans were already playing bone flutes, percussive instruments and jaw harps.

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

单词	jaw harp
释义	jaw harpn. Brit. /ˈdʒɔː hɑːp/, U.S. /ˈdʒɔ ˌhɑrp/, /ˈdʒɑ ˌhɑrp/ Forms: α. 1700s– jaws harp, 1800s– jaw's harp. β. 1800s– jaw harp. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: Jew's harp n. Etymology: Alteration of Jew's harp n., after jaw n.¹ A small, typically lyre-shaped musical instrument played using the mouth; = Jew's harp n. 1. Formerly frequently in form jaw's harp. 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 α. 1752 in B. Thornton Have at You All 6 Feb. 76 The bass of a Jew's Harp, or, (as it should be written) Jaws-Harp, very nearly resembles snoring. 1859 E. Everett Orations & Speeches Var. Occasions III. 356 His long deep desk was a perfect curiosity-shop of confiscated balls, tops, penknives, marbles, and jaws-harps. 1958 P. Oliver in P. Gammond Decca Bk. Jazz i. 23 Cheap guitars, jaw's harps and harmonicas became available in greater numbers in the 'nineties. 2008 Wire Feb. 50/2 Their remarkable songs are interspersed with the rich sounds of bowed fiddle and jaws harp. β. 1860 Bradford Observer 7 June 7/6 The correct etymon being jaw-harp, because in playing it is placed betwen the jaws.1994 Folk Roots Mar. 59/1 Vedersi Andar Via is a beguiling piece that is given a menacing edge by a Sicilian jaw harp.2004 Sci. Amer. (U.K. ed.) Nov. 68/1 More than 30,000 years ago early humans were already playing bone flutes, percussive instruments and jaw harps. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1752
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