The lamellophone instrument possibly best-known for its use in spaghetti Western scores is historically called Jew’s harp. The instrument has nothing to do with Jewish people or culture, and why it bears the name is not well-known. Though some suggest that the name is a corruption from jaw or jeu (French for game), the OED considers this notion unlikely. Since the mid-1900s, the variant jaw harp has appeared and grown in popularity, even surpassing Jew’s harp in written English in the past decade. Since the instrument is played against the musician’s mouth and is not seen in Jewish traditions or culture, jaw harp may prove to be the better name. Consider both jaw harp and Jew’s harp acceptable, especially in American English.