barrel organ
NounOpen English WordNet
Noun (1)
- a musical instrument that makes music by rotation of a cylinder studded with pegsSynonyms: grind organhand organType of musical instrument, instrument
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Barrel organ
an instrument for producing music by the action of a revolving cylinder.
From the entry Barrel.
Barrel organ, Choir organ, Great organ
etc. See under Barrel, Choir, etc.
From the entry Organ.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54