MOUTH BOW

IPA (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does mouth bow mean? 

• MOUTH BOW (noun)
  The noun MOUTH BOW has 1 sense:

1. a small lyre-shaped musical instrument that is placed between the teeth and played by twanging a wire tongue while changing the shape of the mouth cavity

  Familiarity information: MOUTH BOW used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MOUTH BOW (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A small lyre-shaped musical instrument that is placed between the teeth and played by twanging a wire tongue while changing the shape of the mouth cavity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

jew's harp; jews' harp; mouth bow

Hypernyms ("mouth bow" is a kind of...):

instrument; musical instrument (any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds)