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BARREL ORGAN

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Dictionary entry overview: What does barrel organ mean?

• BARREL ORGAN (noun)
The noun BARREL ORGAN has 1 sense:

1. a musical instrument that makes music by rotation of a cylinder studded with pegs

Familiarity information: BARREL ORGAN used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• BARREL ORGAN (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A musical instrument that makes music by rotation of a cylinder studded with pegs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

barrel organ; grind organ; hand organ; hurdy gurdy; hurdy-gurdy; street organ

Hypernyms ("barrel organ" is a kind of...):

instrument; musical instrument (any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds)

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