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noun South Midland and Southern U.S.

harmonica ( def 1 ).

Also called harp.

Origin:
1900–05, Americanism

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mouth harp
noun
a small rectangular free-reed instrument having a row of free reeds set back in air holes and played by blowing into the desired hole [syn: harmonica]

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