hurdy-gurdy

[ hur-dee-gur-dee, -gur- ]

/ ˈhɜr diˈgɜr di, -ˌgɜr- /

noun, plural hur·dy-gur·dies.

a barrel organ or similar musical instrument played by turning a crank.

a lute- or guitar-shaped stringed musical instrument sounded by the revolution against the strings of a rosined wheel turned by a crank.

Origin of hurdy-gurdy

1740–50; variant of Scots hirdy-girdy uproar, influencedby hurly-burly

OTHER WORDS FROM hurdy-gurdy

hurdy-gurdist, hur·dy-gur·dy·ist, noun

Words nearby hurdy-gurdy

Hurd, hurdies, hurdle, hurdle rate, hurds, hurdy-gurdy, hurl, Hurler's syndrome, hurley, hurling, hurloid facies

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Example sentences from the Web for hurdy-gurdy

Once, just outside our door, I saw him standing in a crowd, watching a performing poodle attached to a hurdy-gurdy.
Novel Notes|Jerome K. Jerome
Tonio will take to the hurdy-gurdy again; him an' Puck should win money too.
Two Little Travellers|Frances Browne Arthur
This hurdy-gurdy is of the kind which the French call vielle en luth, because its body is shaped like that of the lute.
Musical Myths and Facts, Volume I (of 2)|Carl Engel
It is the modern Savoyard hurdy-gurdy, as we still more improperly term it; for the hurdy-gurdy is quite a different instrument.
Account of a Tour in Normandy, Vol. II. (of 2)|Dawson Turner

A hurdy-gurdy furnished the music and the greensward was their ballroom floor.
Molly Brown's Orchard Home|Nell Speed

British Dictionary definitions for hurdy-gurdy

hurdy-gurdy

/ (ˈhɜːdɪˈɡɜːdɪ) /

noun plural -dies

any mechanical musical instrument, such as a barrel organ

a medieval instrument shaped like a viol in which a rosined wheel rotated by a handle sounds the strings

Word Origin for hurdy-gurdy

C18: rhyming compound, probably of imitative origin

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单词	hurdy-gurdy
释义	hurdy-gurdy [ hur-dee-gur-dee, -gur- ] / ˈhɜr diˈgɜr di, -ˌgɜr- / noun, plural hur·dy-gur·dies. a barrel organ or similar musical instrument played by turning a crank. a lute- or guitar-shaped stringed musical instrument sounded by the revolution against the strings of a rosined wheel turned by a crank. Origin of hurdy-gurdy 1740–50; variant of Scots hirdy-girdy uproar, influencedby hurly-burly OTHER WORDS FROM hurdy-gurdy hurdy-gurdist, hur·dy-gur·dy·ist, noun Words nearby hurdy-gurdy Hurd, hurdies, hurdle, hurdle rate, hurds, hurdy-gurdy, hurl, Hurler's syndrome, hurley, hurling, hurloid facies Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hurdy-gurdy Once, just outside our door, I saw him standing in a crowd, watching a performing poodle attached to a hurdy-gurdy. Novel Notes\|Jerome K. Jerome Tonio will take to the hurdy-gurdy again; him an' Puck should win money too. Two Little Travellers\|Frances Browne Arthur This hurdy-gurdy is of the kind which the French call vielle en luth, because its body is shaped like that of the lute. Musical Myths and Facts, Volume I (of 2)\|Carl Engel It is the modern Savoyard hurdy-gurdy, as we still more improperly term it; for the hurdy-gurdy is quite a different instrument. Account of a Tour in Normandy, Vol. II. (of 2)\|Dawson Turner A hurdy-gurdy furnished the music and the greensward was their ballroom floor. Molly Brown's Orchard Home\|Nell Speed British Dictionary definitions for hurdy-gurdy hurdy-gurdy / (ˈhɜːdɪˈɡɜːdɪ) / noun plural -dies any mechanical musical instrument, such as a barrel organ a medieval instrument shaped like a viol in which a rosined wheel rotated by a handle sounds the strings Word Origin for hurdy-gurdy C18: rhyming compound, probably of imitative origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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