Meaning & use
Crwth
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An ancient Welsh stringed instrument, played with a bow, having a rectangular frame and typically six strings.
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A folk musician performed an old ballad on the crwth at the festival.
The crwth was gradually replaced by the fiddle in Welsh folk music.
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The word comes from Welsh and is pronounced roughly like "krooth"; it is one of the few English words with no vowel letters.
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