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1. (n.) hurdy-gurdy
a barrel organ or similar musical instrument played by turning a crank.
2. hurdy-gurdy
a lute- or guitar-shaped stringed musical instrument sounded by the revolution against the strings of a rosined wheel turned by a crank.
Etymology: (1740–50; var. of Scots hirdy-girdy uproar)
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1. (noun) hurdy-gurdy
a stringled instrument, lutelike in shape, in which the sound is produced by the friction of a wheel turned by a crank at the end, instead of by a bow, two of the strings being tuned as drones, while two or more, tuned in unison, are modulated by keys
2. (noun) hurdy-gurdy
in California, a water wheel with radial buckets, driven by the impact of a jet
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