Definitions for organ grinder

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

or′gan grind`er(n.)

  1. an itinerant street musician who earns a living by playing a hand organ or hurdy-gurdy.

Origin of organ grinder:

1800–10

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  1. organ grinder(Noun)

    The player of a barrel organ.


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