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oud


oud

noun \ˈüd\

Definition of OUD

: a musical instrument of the lute family used in southwest Asia and northern Africa

Origin of OUD

Arabic ʽūd, literally, wood
First Known Use: 1738

Rhymes with OUD

brood, crowd, crude, dude, feud, food, hued, Jude, lewd, lude, mood, nude, pood, prude, pseud, rood, rude, shrewd, snood, stewed, 'tude, wood, wud

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