Welsh harp

English

Noun

Welsh harp (plural Welsh harps)

1. (music) A type of harp associated with traditional music of Wales, originally a simple single-string instrument and now more usually referring to a type of triple harp. [from 16th c.]
   • 1751, [Tobias] Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volumes (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: Harrison and Co., […], →OCLC:

     [A]ll the fiddles within six miles […] with the addition of a drum, bag-pipe, and Welch-harp, regaled the guests with a most melodious concert.