oud, stringed musical instrument distinguished in medieval and fashionable Islamic music. It's the parent of the ecu lute. The oud contains a deep pear-formed body, a fretless fingerboard, and a relatively shorter neck and fairly considerably less acutely bent-again pegbox than the ecu lute. Alfonso X, “The Clever”, 1221-1284, https://hiphop05174.frewwebs.com/35533264/helping-the-others-realize-the-advantages-of-music-oud