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  1. gitterns: Merriam-Webster
  2. gitterns: Collins English Dictionary
  3. gitterns: Wiktionary
  4. gitterns: Dictionary.com
  5. gitterns: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (gittern)

noun:  A small, quill-plucked, gut-strung musical instrument, most commonly with three to four strings in doubles courses; it is a flat-backed predecessor of the guitar, and it originated around the 13th century, coming to Europe via Moorish Spain.
verb:  To play on the gittern.
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