Definition of Barrel organ

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

Exact synonyms: Grind Organ, Hand Organ, Hurdy Gurdy, Hurdy-gurdy, Street Organ
Generic synonyms: Instrument, Musical Instrument
Category relationships: Music

Definition of Barrel organ

1. Noun. A musical instrument in which air from a bellows is admitted to a set of pipes by means of pins inserted into a revolving barrel. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Barrel Organ

barrel cactus
barrel chest
barrel child
barrel children
barrel distortion
barrel fever
barrel knot
barrel maker
barrel nut
barrel nut connector
barrel nut connectors
barrel nuts
barrel of laughs
barrel of monkeys
barrel of oil equivalent
barrel organ
barrel organs
barrel race
barrel raced
barrel racer
barrel racers
barrel races
barrel racing
barrel roll
barrel rolls
barrel roof
barrel roofs
barrel shroud
barrel sponge
barrel vault

Literary usage of Barrel organ

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"A barrel- organ was built for Fulham church by Wright, ... The origin of the barrel-organ is now clearly established, and many will doubtless be surprised ..."

2. Modern British Poetry by Louis Untermeyer (1920)
"THE BARREL-ORGAN There's a barrel-organ carolling across a golden st In the City as the sun sinks low; And the music's not immortal; but the world has made ..."

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