Hawaiian guitar

noun

1. a six-to-eight-string electric guitar, fretted with a piece of metal or bone to produce a whining, glissando sound, played in a horizontal position usually resting on the performer's knees or on a stand, and much used by country music performers.

Hawaiian guitar

noun

1. a lap-held steel-strung guitar with a wood or metal body, tuned to an open chord and played with a slide Compare Dobro pedal steel guitar

Word History and Origins

Origin of Hawaiian guitar¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

The cook flicked on the dial knob and the twangy strains of Hawaiian guitar music came throbbing out.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• acoustic guitar