hur|dy-gur|dy

hur|dy-gur|dy
hur|dy-gur|dy «HUR dee GUR dee», noun, plural -dies.
1. a hand organ or street piano played by turning a handle: »

a hurdy-gurdy's whine (Stephen Vincent Benét).

2. an obsolete instrument shaped like a guitar, played by turning a wheel.
[probably imitative of the sound produced]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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