Illustration of rebec
rebec
noun
re·bec ˈrē-ˌbek 
ˈre-(ˌ)bek
variants or rebeck
: an ancient bowed usually 3-stringed musical instrument with a pear-shaped body and slender neck
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Tyler researched instruments that immigrants brought from all over the world, using the rebec, hurdy-gurdy, chitarrone, accordion and fiddle, as well as Native American flutes and drums, to evoke a sense of history. 
Shannon L. Bowen, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 June 2019
Shannon L. Bowen, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 June 2019 Word History
Etymology
Middle English rebecke, from Middle French rebec, alteration of Old French rebebe, from Old Occitan rebeb, from Arabic rabāb
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
- close bolt
- close bolting
- close borough
- close breeding
- close but no cigar
- close by
- close by (someone or something)
- close by someone or something
- close call
- close calls
- close chair
- close communion
- close communionist
- close corporation
- close coupling
- close defense
- close down
- close fertilization
- close finish
- close girl
- close harmony
- close helm
- close helmet
- close in
- close in (on)