dobro en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈdəʊbɹəʊ/
Etymology
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”).
Meanings
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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.
2007 January 21, Nate Chinen, “Dueling Banjos, Gospel Harmonies, Arabesques and Electric Eels”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dobros | Number=Plur | lexicographic |