spike lute

English

Etymology

So called because the handle often forms a spike where it emerges from the resonator.

Noun

spike lute (plural spike lutes)

1. Any of various musical instruments comprising a resonator and string bearer that are physically united, with strings parallel to the sound table and a handle which is also the string bearer and which passes diametrically through the resonator.

   Hyponyms: spike bowl lute, spike box lute, spike tube lute