the act of pulling and releasing a taut cord | a chordophone that has a triangular frame consisting of a sounding board and a pillar and a curved neck; the strings stretched between the neck and the soundbox are plucked with the fingers |
the trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injury | a pair of curved vertical supports for a lampshade |
| 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 |