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hurdy-gurdy

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hur·dy-gur·dy  (hûrd-gûrd, hûrd-gûrd)
n. pl. hur·dy-gur·dies
1. A medieval stringed instrument played by turning a rosined wheel with a crank and depressing keys connected to tangents on the strings.
2. Any instrument, such as a barrel organ, played by turning a crank.
[Imitative.]
hurdy-gurdy
Noun
pl hurdy-gurdies a mechanical musical instrument, such as a barrel organ [probably imitative]
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Noun1.hurdy-gurdyhurdy-gurdy - a musical instrument that makes music by rotation of a cylinder studded with pegs
barrel organ, grind organ, hand organ, hurdy gurdy, street organ
musical instrument, instrument - any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds
music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
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Arriving under the shadow of the Pyncheon Elm, it proved to be the Italian boy, who, with his monkey and show of puppets, had once before played his hurdy-gurdy beneath the arched window.
House Of Seven Gables by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
A hurdy-gurdy was playing in the corner opposite the club, just visible from where he stood.
The Illustrious Prince by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context
* sort of guitar, or rather hurdy-gurdy, the strings of which were
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