Noun
A wind instrument of music, formerly in use, supposed to have resembled either the clarinet or the hautboy in form.
Source: Webster's dictionaryIn Ottoman society, davul and shawm players would perform together in groups called davul-zurnas, or drum and shawm circles. Source: Internet
To play the shawm a person puts the entire reed in their mouth, puffs out their cheeks, and blows into the pipe whilst breathing through their nose. Source: Internet
Reproductions of both fiddles have been made, though less is known of their design than the shawm since the neck and strings were missing. Source: Internet