dulcimer
noun
dul·ci·mer
ˈdəl-sə-mər
1
: a stringed instrument of trapezoidal shape played with light hammers held in the hands
2
or less commonly dulcimore
: an American folk instrument with three or four strings stretched over an elongate fretted sound box that is held on the lap and played by plucking or strumming
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Merriam-Webster unabridged
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