Trademark. a brand of acoustic guitar commonly used in country music, usually played on the lap and having a raised bridge and a metal resonator cone that produces a tremulous, moaning sound.
noun, plural Dobros
2.
(lowercase) any guitar of this type.
British Dictionary definitions for Dobro
Dobro
/ˈdəʊbrəʊ/
noun (pl) -bros
1.
trademark an acoustic guitar having a metal resonator built into the body
Word Origin and History for Dobro
dobro
n.
1952, American English, contracted from the name of its Slovakia-born inventors, the Dopera Brothers (John, Rudy, Emil). The word also happens to mean "good thing" in Slovak. Patent filed 1947, claims use from 1929.