| Webster's Online Dictionary |
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| Noun | 1. A musical instrument that makes music by rotation of a cylinder studded with pegs.[Wordnet] 2. A stringled instrument, lutelike in shape, in which the sound is produced by the friction of a wheel turned by a crank at the end, instead of by a bow, two of the strings being tuned as drones, while two or more, tuned in unison, are modulated by keys.[Websters] 3. In California, a water wheel with radial buckets, driven by the impact of a jet.[Websters]. | |
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Sources: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
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Date "Hurdy-gurdy" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1791. (references) |
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Note: Hurdy-gurdy \Hur"dy-gur`dy\, noun. [Probably of imitative origin.]. (references) |
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| Noah Webster | [Noun] An instrument of music, said to be used in the streets of London.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| European Union | Small instrument with catgut strings played by means of a small number of keys and a rosined wheel turned by a handle. Source: European Union. (references) | ||
| Literature | Hurdy-gurdy A stringed instrument of music, like a rude violin; the notes of which are produced by the friction of a wheel. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | ||
| Mechanical Engineering | In California, a water wheel with radial buckets, driven by the impact of a jet. Source: European Union. (references) | ||
| Mining | A. See: hurdy-gurdy wheel b. A dance house in a mining camp. (references) | ||
| Wiktionary | 1: [Noun] (music) A barrel organ. (references) | ||
| 2: [Noun] (music) A medieval stringed instrument which has a droning sound. One hand turns a handle connected to a wheel which vibrates the strings, while the other hand plays a keyboard to alter the pitch. (references) | |||
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| Hurdy-gurdy drill | Mining | A hand auger used to drill boreholes in soft rock or rock material, such as soil, clay, coal, etc. (references) | |
| Hurdy-gurdy wheel | Mining | A water wheel operated by the direct impact of a stream upon its radially placed paddles. Syn: hurdy-gurdy. (references) | |
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