oud

Definitions

Examples

• Omar is a gifted musician—like his father and grandfather before him, he plays the oud—though before he left Syria, he injured his hand and has since been unable to play.

• Farhad also becomes Omar’s agent-slash-manager, urging him to pick up the oud again.

• Thornton's as dour as a door-nail; an obstinate chap, every inch on him,—th' oud bulldog!'

• Uf I don't ged avay oud uf here righd off, I peen gone grazy!

• She comes and she makes troubles, und she fights mit me, und I put her de door oud.

• An' I ha' called you a tyrant, an' an oud bull-dog, and a hard, cruel master; that's where it stands.

• If it were the deuce's own scribble, and yo' axed me to read in it for yo'r sake, and th' oud gentleman's, I'd do it.