Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An ancient musical instrument, probably a large harp, used in Asia and introduced into Italy by the Romans.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Mus.) An ancient stringed instrument used by the Greeks, the particular construction of which is unknown.
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- noun music An
Ancient Greek stringed instrument , the particular construction of which is unknown.
Etymologies
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Latin sambuca, from Ancient Greek.
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(Chald. sabkha; Gr. sambuke), a Syrian stringed instrument resembling a harp (Dan. 3: 5, 7, 10, 15); not the modern sackbut, which is a wind instrument.
Easton's Bible Dictionary M.G. Easton 1897
hernesheir commented on the word sambuke
(n): an ancient stringed instrument resembling a harp.
January 6, 2009
rolig commented on the word sambuke
Was this played while drinking sambuca?
January 7, 2009
rolig commented on the word sambuke
Was this played while drinking sambuca? (I see Asativum beat me to the pun.)
January 7, 2009
reesetee commented on the word sambuke
Ooh! Another stringed instrument. *adds to list*
January 7, 2009