Psalteries

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Psaltery \Psal"ter*y\, n.; pl. {Psalteries}. [OE. sautrie, OF.
     psalterie, F. psalt['e]rion, L. psalterium psaltery, psalter,
     from Gr. ?, fr. ?. See {Psalm}, {Psalter}.]
     A stringed instrument of music used by the Hebrews, the form
     of which is not known.
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           Praise the Lord with harp; sing unto him with the
           psaltery and an instrument of ten strings. --Ps.
                                                    xxxiii. 2.
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