Hurdy-gurdy (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, plural hur·dy-gur·dies.
  1. a barrel organ or similar musical instrument played by turning a crank.
  2. a lute- or guitar-shaped stringed musical instrument sounded by the revolution against the strings of a rosined wheel turned by a crank.
noun plural -dies
  1. any mechanical musical instrument, such as a barrel organ
  2. a medieval instrument shaped like a viol in which a rosined wheel rotated by a handle sounds the strings
Hurdy-gurdy (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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