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HURDY-GURDY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hurdy-gurdy mean?
• HURDY-GURDY (noun)
The noun HURDY-GURDY has 1 sense:
1. a stringed instrument that produces sounds by means of a wheel that rubs against the strings
Familiarity information: HURDY-GURDY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A stringed instrument that produces sounds by means of a wheel that rubs against the strings
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
hurdy-gurdy; hurdy gurdy; wheel fiddle
Hypernyms ("hurdy-gurdy" 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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