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    hurdy-gurdy

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Music
    hur·dy-gur·dy /ˈhɜːdi ˌɡɜːdi $ ˌhɜːrdi ˈɡɜːrdi/ noun (plural hurdy-gurdies) [countable]  APMa small musical instrument that you play by turning a handle 手摇弦琴；手摇风琴 → barrel organ
    Examples from the Corpus
    hurdy-gurdy• The curtains were drawn back to the sound of a hurdy-gurdy.• Although they hail from Quebec, the hurdy-gurdy of this ensemble is sure to pass muster with the average colonial.    Origin hurdy-gurdy (1700-1800) From the sound it makes
    hur·dy-gur·dy nounChineseSyllable
    a instrument Corpus small that by a musical you play turning


    hurdy-gurdy
    hur‧dy-gur‧dy /ˈhɜːdi ˌɡɜːdi $ ˌhɜːrdi ˈɡɜːrdi/ noun (plural hurdy-gurdies) [countable]
     Date: 1700-1800
     Origin: From the sound it makes
    a small musical instrument that you play by turning a handle ⇨ barrel organ


    hurdy-gurdyBrE /ˈhɜːdi ɡɜːdi/ 🔊NAmE /ˈhɜːrdi ɡɜːrdi/ 🔊 noun (
    plural
    hurdy-gurdies    )     a small musical instrument that is played by turning a handle with one hand and pressing keys with the other 手摇弦琴，轮擦提琴（通过摇动琴尾曲柄，使连接的木轮旋转摩擦琴弦发声）