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Meanings of hurdy gurdy in English
Portuguese
realejo Catalan
orgue de maneta A musical instrument that makes music by rotation of a cylinder studded with pegs.
Synonyms
Examples for "barrel organ"
Examples for "barrel organ"
1
He stole my rhythms and set them for the barrel organ.
2
The husband, quite depressed, admitted that it reminded him of a barrel organ.
3
Then a barrel organ starts up and the spell is broken.
4
Somebody found a barrel organ and everyone danced to it in the yard.
5
Profanity oozes from him like music from a barrel organ.
1
The fellow had a small hand organ and a trained bear and two monkeys.
2
I hope my master comes through this street every day with his hand organ.
3
It has reduced Spain to a guitar, Italy to a hand organ and Ireland to exile.
4
At the opening note of the hand organ in the side-show Cousin Charley and Alfred were inside.
5
But then I saw one with a hand organ, too, and you'd never see that in the jungle.
1
Down far in the avenue she could hear a street organ playing.
2
Any one who can turn a crank can manage a street organ.
3
One day came a street organ, accompanied by singing, and how glad I was!
4
As he did so, a street organ began to play in front of a public-house close by.
5
A street organ can do that.
Usage of hurdy gurdy in English
1
Washington lest some hurdy gurdy man should swipe him.
2
Spring this year has brought out few hurdy gurdies.