hurdy

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Definition of hurdy in English English dictionary
hurdy-gurdy: A barrel organ
hurdy-gurdy: A medieval stringed instrument which has a droning sound. One hand turns a handle connected to a wheel which vibrates the strings, while the other hand plays a keyboard to alter the pitch
hurdy gurdy: {i} musical instrument played by the action of a rotating cylinder and equipped with pins; hand organ
hurdy gurdy: barrel organ: a musical instrument that makes music by rotation of a cylinder studded with pegs
hurdy-gurdy: hurdy-gurdies a small musical instrument that you play by turning a handle barrel organ. Pear-shaped fiddle, the strings of which are sounded by the rim of a rosined wooden wheel turned by a handle. A row of keys is used to produce the melody by stopping one or two strings; the remaining strings sound a constant drone. A hurdy-gurdy-like instrument existed in Europe by the 12th century; it took its present shape in the 13th century. It has long been associated with street musicians, and it is still played as a folk instrument in Europe. The name is also often used for the barrel organ, in which a hand crank rotates a barrel inside the case, on which several tunes are encoded, causing a small pipe organ to play

hurdy

Etymology

[ "h&r-dE-'g&r-dE, 'h&am ] (noun.) 1749. probably imitative.

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