a name for a hurdy-gurdy.

A musical instrument of rude construction or out of tune; a hurdy-gurdy.

an instrument like a cottage pianoforte in form, in which the strings are pressed against a revolving cylinder to produce the tone.

(a) A musical instrument of rustic origin resembling the lute or guitar, and having strings (two or more of which are tuned so as to produce a…

A musical instrument with four strings played by means of a small wheel; a hurdy-gurdy. Also in combinations.

(See quot. 1774.)

A keyed viol, the name given to a musical instrument. It was played on with finger-keys like the piano, the strings being set in vibration by a…

A keyboard instrument invented by Kaufmann in 1810, in which the tone (resembling that of a violin) was produced by the friction of a revolving…

Any of various instruments combining elements of a piano and a violin; esp. a keyboard instrument on which a tone resembling that of a violin is…

An early form of a hurdy-gurdy, originally played by two players (see quot. 1974). Cf. symphony, n. 1, vielle, n.

A musical instrument of rude construction; a hurdy-gurdy (sense 1a).