spike lute
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
So called because the handle often forms a spike where it emerges from the resonator.
Noun[edit]
spike lute (plural spike lutes)
- Any of various musical instruments comprising a resonator and string bearer that are physically united, with strings parallel to the sound table and a handle which is also the string bearer and which passes diametrically through the resonator.
- Hyponyms: spike bowl lute, spike box lute, spike tube lute