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hurdy-gurdy
(encz) | hurdy-gurdy,flašinet |
hurdy-gurdy
(encz) | hurdy-gurdy,kolovrátek |
Hurdy-gurdy
(gcide) | Hurdy-gurdy \Hur"dy-gur`dy\, n. [Prob. of imitative origin.]
1. 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.
[1913 Webster]
2. In California, a water wheel with radial buckets, driven
by the impact of a jet.
[1913 Webster] |
hurdy-gurdy
(wn) | hurdy-gurdy
n 1: a musical instrument that makes music by rotation of a
cylinder studded with pegs [syn: barrel organ, {grind
organ}, hand organ, hurdy gurdy, hurdy-gurdy, {street
organ}] |
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Hurdy-gurdy
(gcide) | Hurdy-gurdy \Hur"dy-gur`dy\, n. [Prob. of imitative origin.]
1. 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.
[1913 Webster]
2. In California, a water wheel with radial buckets, driven
by the impact of a jet.
[1913 Webster] |
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