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rebec

re·bec [ r bèk ] (plural re·becs) or re·beck [ r bèk ] (plural re·becks)


noun 
Definition:
 
medieval stringed instrument: a two- or three-stringed medieval instrument that looks like a lute and is played with a bow. It is one of the earliest bowed stringed instruments.

[Early 16th century. Via French< Arabic rabāb]
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