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oud
[ ood ]
noun
- a musical instrument of the Middle East and northern Africa belonging to the lute family.
oud
/ uːd /
noun
- an Arabic stringed musical instrument resembling a lute or mandolin
Word History and Origins
Origin of oud1
Example Sentences
Farhad also becomes Omar’s agent-slash-manager, urging him to pick up the oud again.
Omar is a gifted musician—like his father and grandfather before him, he plays the oud—though before he left Syria, he injured his hand and has since been unable to play.
Thornton's as dour as a door-nail; an obstinate chap, every inch on him,—th' oud bulldog!'
Uf I don't ged avay oud uf here righd off, I peen gone grazy!
She comes and she makes troubles, und she fights mit me, und I put her de door oud.
An' I ha' called you a tyrant, an' an oud bull-dog, and a hard, cruel master; that's where it stands.
If it were the deuce's own scribble, and yo' axed me to read in it for yo'r sake, and th' oud gentleman's, I'd do it.
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