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lur
(lur)
Pronunciation:
/lʊə/
(also
lure
)
noun
a Scandinavian S-shaped bronze trumpet dating from the Bronze Age.
Origin:
Danish and Norwegian, originally denoting a wooden shepherd's horn
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