oud, stringed musical instrument well known in medieval and modern-day Islamic music. It's the parent of the European lute. The oud includes a deep pear-shaped overall body, a fretless fingerboard, and a comparatively shorter neck and to some degree much less acutely bent-back pegbox than the European lute. Microsoft https://afro-beat-202499998.blogginaway.com/35690251/the-2-minute-rule-for-music-oud