hurdy-gurdy

/ˈhɜː.diˌɡɜː.di/ · noun

Meaning

A stringed instrument that produces a droning sound by turning a handle that connects to a wheel that rubs against a rosined string, with a keyboard also used to alter the pitch of the string.
(California) A water wheel with radial buckets, driven by the impact of a jet.
A winch, a windlass.
Sounding like the Swedish language.
A type of mechanically-played barrel organ designed to be played in the street.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

wheel fiddle(English)vielle(English)harmonichord(English)stringed instrument(English)dulcitone(English)string instrument(English)corrugaphone(English)virginal(English)

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Sources

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