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Oud vs Foud - What's the difference?

oud | foud |

As nouns the difference between oud and foud

is that oud is an Arabic and Turkish plucked string instrument resembling a lute while foud is a bailiff or magistrate.

oud

English

(wikipedia oud)

Alternative forms

* 'ud

Noun

(en noun)
  • An Arabic and Turkish plucked string instrument resembling a lute.
  • Anagrams

    * ----

    foud

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (British, Shetland and Orkney) A bailiff or magistrate.
  • * 1983 , Paul Thompson, Tony Wailey and Trevor Lummis, History Workshop Series: Living the Fishing , Routledge & Kegan Paul,
  • From the twelfth century Shetland had been administered directly by the Norwegian crown through the 'foud'', rather than forming part of the patrimony of a great aristocratic estate. The ' foud appointed 'underfouds' and the Shetlands evolved their own elected officers, a 'lawman' and parish 'lawrightmen', who adjudicated and negotiated the collection of customary taxes and fines on behalf of the local population.