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Synonyms for crwth

Most common

rote chrotta

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Noun

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    An archaic stringed instrument associated particularly with Wales, though once played widely in Europe, and characterized by a vaulted back and enough space for the player to stop each of the six strings on the fingerboard. Played variously by plucking or bowing.

Related words

Other spellings
crouth crowth cruth

Forms

Plural
crwths → rotes, chrottas…

Example sentences

  • rote You'll have to learn all these dates by rote.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
crwthfalling
rotesteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
rote1
7 letters
chrotta