ALL meanings of theorbo
the·or·bo
T t - noun plural theorbo an obsolete bass lute with two sets of strings attached to separate peg boxes, one above the other, on the neck. 1
- noun theorbo an obsolete form of the lute, having two necks, one above the other, the second neck carrying a set of unstopped sympathetic bass strings 0
- noun theorbo a large 17th-cent. lute with a double neck and two sets of strings 0