oud, stringed musical instrument prominent in medieval and contemporary Islamic music. It is the guardian of the ecu lute. The oud has a deep pear-shaped physique, a fretless fingerboard, and a relatively shorter neck and somewhat much less acutely bent-back pegbox than the European lute. Alfonso X, “The Sensible”, https://hiphop34443.vidublog.com/34080145/an-unbiased-view-of-music-oud