HURDY-GURDY


Meaning of HURDY-GURDY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌhər-dē-ˈgər-dē, ˈhər-dē-ˌ ]

noun

( plural -gurdies )

Etymology: probably imitative

Date: 1749

1. : a stringed instrument in which sound is produced by the friction of a rosined wheel turned by a crank against the strings and the pitches are varied by keys

2. : any of various mechanical musical instruments (as the barrel organ)

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