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Meanings of hurdy gurdy in inglês

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A musical instrument that makes music by rotation of a cylinder studded with pegs.

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        Examples for "barrel organ"
        Examples for "barrel organ"
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        He stole my rhythms and set them for the barrel organ.
        The Road to Damascus, a Trilogy
        2
        The husband, quite depressed, admitted that it reminded him of a barrel organ.
        Married
        3
        Then a barrel organ starts up and the spell is broken.
        The crimson petal and the white
        4
        Somebody found a barrel organ and everyone danced to it in the yard.
        The Magicians of Caprona
        5
        Profanity oozes from him like music from a barrel organ.
        Five Months at Anzac / A Narrative of Personal Experiences of th...
        1
        The fellow had a small hand organ and a trained bear and two monkeys.
        The Rover Boys on the Ocean; Or, A chase for a fortune
        2
        I hope my master comes through this street every day with his hand organ.
        The Story of a Calico Clown
        3
        It has reduced Spain to a guitar, Italy to a hand organ and Ireland to exile.
        Lectures of Col. R. G. Ingersoll - Latest
        4
        At the opening note of the hand organ in the side-show Cousin Charley and Alfred were inside.
        Watch Yourself Go By
        5
        But then I saw one with a hand organ, too, and you'd never see that in the jungle.
        Umboo, the Elephant
        1
        Down far in the avenue she could hear a street organ playing.
        Dubliners
        2
        Any one who can turn a crank can manage a street organ.
        The Secrets of the Great City / A Work Descriptive of the Virtue...
        3
        One day came a street organ, accompanied by singing, and how glad I was!
        By the Ionian Sea: Notes of a Ramble in Southern Italy
        4
        As he did so, a street organ began to play in front of a public-house close by.
        Thyrza
        5
        A street organ can do that.
        The Lion and the Unicorn
        Usage of hurdy gurdy in inglês
        1
        Washington lest some hurdy gurdy man should swipe him.
        The Complete Works of Brann, the Iconoclast — Volume 10
        2
        Spring this year has brought out few hurdy gurdies.
        The new yorker
        Translations for hurdy gurdy
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