English Explanatory Dictionary

Welsh harp

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of harp associated with traditional music of Wales, originally a simple single-string instrument and now more usually referring to a type of triple harp.
name
  1. A reservoir in the borough of Brent and borough of Barnet, Greater London, England, officially named the Brent Reservoir.
  2. A council ward in the borough of Brent, Greater London (OS grid ref TQ2087).

Word forms

Welsh harp Welsh harps

Etymology

Apparently named after a former public house, a pub name that crops up elsewhere, but there is some resemblance to the frame of a harp in the shape of the reservoir. This is the popular name, the official name (Brent Reservoir) probably comes from the River Brent, which is both inlet and outlet.

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