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mouth organ

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˈmouth ˌorgan noun [countable]  APMa small musical instrument that you play by blowing or sucking and moving it from side to side near your mouth 口琴 SYN harmonica
Examples from the Corpus
mouth organIt sounded like a mouth organ.I mean, you get people who blow a couple of bars on a mouth organ and then hold out their hands.He played first a whistle, then a mouth organ, then a trumpet.I gave her a ridiculously expensive mouth organ one Christmas, much like a cocktail cabinet.Adler gave the instrument dignity, inspiring composers such as Vaughan Williams and Joaquin Rodrigo to write for the humble mouth organ.I don't remember the clothes you wore, or your beautiful hair, or the sardines, or the mouth organ.
ˈmouth ˌorgan nounChineseSyllable
you play a that by instrument Corpus small musical


mouth organ
ˈmouth ˌorgan noun [countable]
a small musical instrument that you play by blowing or sucking and moving it from side to side near your mouth
   SYN  harmonica


mouth organBrE /ˈmaʊθ ɔːɡən/ 🔊NAmE /ˈmaʊθ ɔːrɡən/ 🔊 noun = harmonica