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oud
oud [ ood ] (plural ouds)


noun 
Definition:
 
musical instrument: a stringed instrument of southwestern Asia and North Africa that resembles a lute or a mandolin
[Mid-18th century. < Arabic al-'ūd "the wood"]
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