oud, stringed musical instrument notable in medieval and modern Islamic music. It is the father or mother of the eu lute. The oud provides a deep pear-formed body, a fretless fingerboard, and a relatively shorter neck and relatively less acutely bent-back pegbox than the European lute. Microsoft and DuckDuckGo https://caiden86d97.dsiblogger.com/67991577/the-2-minute-rule-for-music-oud