Dobro

//ˈdəʊbɹəʊ// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A type of acoustic guitar with a metal resonator set into its body.
  2. 2
    An acoustic guitar with a metal resonator.

    "The longest and most incandescent track is “Twilight Kingdom,” which includes Stuart Duncan on fiddle, Jerry Douglas on dobro and David Grier on guitar."

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resonator guitarhawaiian guitarhawaiian guitarresonator guitarresophonic guitarresophonic guitar

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"The longest and most incandescent track is “Twilight Kingdom,” which includes Stuart Duncan on fiddle, Jerry Douglas on dobro and David Grier on guitar."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Originally a trademark; a contraction of Dopyera brothers, the inventors.

Etymology 2

From the trade name Dobro, used by the Gibson Guitar Corporation, from Dopyera or Dopjera, the name of the inventors + brothers, and also a pun on Slovak dobro (“good”).

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acoustic guitar

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