Definition of dobro in English:
dobro
nounPlural dobros ˈdɒbrəʊˈdōbrō
A type of acoustic guitar with steel resonating discs inside the body under the bridge.
- They were young, good-looking and although their music undoubtedly had a pop crossover appeal, they were patently ‘real’ country, with fiddles and banjos and dobros to the fore.
- Fiddles, dobros, and crying steel guitars abound, doing a superb job of complementing Bentley's strong, deep voice and good lyrics.
- Just one listen to the sweet dobro and accordion peeking through the unabashedly tender song and you realize that he is still as much of a romantic as ever.
- We had the autoharp and the dobro come in at the same time, and they are kind of rear-ish in the mix.
- Baxter is probably best known as the ace pedal steel, banjo, dobro, guitar, all-'round musical utility guy for many musicians.
Origin
1950s: from Do(pěra) Bro(thers), the Czech-American inventors of the instrument.
Definition of dobro in US English:
dobro
nounˈdōbrō
trademark A type of acoustic guitar with steel resonating disks inside the body under the bridge.
- Baxter is probably best known as the ace pedal steel, banjo, dobro, guitar, all-'round musical utility guy for many musicians.
- Fiddles, dobros, and crying steel guitars abound, doing a superb job of complementing Bentley's strong, deep voice and good lyrics.
- They were young, good-looking and although their music undoubtedly had a pop crossover appeal, they were patently ‘real’ country, with fiddles and banjos and dobros to the fore.
- We had the autoharp and the dobro come in at the same time, and they are kind of rear-ish in the mix.
- Just one listen to the sweet dobro and accordion peeking through the unabashedly tender song and you realize that he is still as much of a romantic as ever.
Origin
1950s: from Do(pěra) Bro(thers), the Czech-American inventors of the instrument.