HARP

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hearpe; akin to Old High German ~ha ~ Date: before 12th century a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard, something resembling a ~, harmonica 2, ~ist noun II. intransitive verb Date: before 12th century to play on a ~, to dwell on or recur to a subject tiresomely or monotonously