organ-grindingn.

Brit.

/ˈɔːɡ(ə)nˌɡrʌɪndɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈɔrɡ(ə)nˌɡraɪndɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: organ n.¹, grinding n.

Etymology: < organ n.¹ + grinding n., after organ-grinder n., organ-grinding adj.

The action of playing the barrel organ.

ΚΠ

1846 Times 1 June 8/2 Is the eternal Polka to have no rest, and must organ-grinding taint the very air we breathe?

1928 Cent. Mag. Aug. 418/2 And that was how I came to be spending a few days organ-grinding in Corinth.

2003 Evening Standard 3 Sept. 49 In The Hurdy-Gurdy Man, a silhouetted figure with grotesquely elongated fingers slowly turns and turns as his organ-grinding welcomes the poet to oblivion.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

organ-grindingadj.

Brit.

/ˈɔːɡ(ə)nˌɡrʌɪndɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈɔrɡ(ə)nˌɡraɪndɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: organ n.¹, grinding adj.

Etymology: < organ n.¹ + grinding adj., after organ-grinder n.

That is an organ-grinder; that plays the barrel organ.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > playing instruments > playing other instruments > [adjective] > grinding barrel-organ

organ-grinding1806

1806 ‘P. Pindar’ Tristia 105 The organ grinding girl, whose discords kill.

1863 Times 26 Dec. 8/5 An odoriferous and organ-grinding Italian.

1980 Times 3 Sept. 11/4 The star of this story is the organ-grinding claimant to the earldom.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	organ-grinding
释义	organ-grindingn. Brit. /ˈɔːɡ(ə)nˌɡrʌɪndɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈɔrɡ(ə)nˌɡraɪndɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: organ n.¹, grinding n. Etymology: < organ n.¹ + grinding n., after organ-grinder n., organ-grinding adj. The action of playing the barrel organ. ΚΠ 1846 Times 1 June 8/2 Is the eternal Polka to have no rest, and must organ-grinding taint the very air we breathe? 1928 Cent. Mag. Aug. 418/2 And that was how I came to be spending a few days organ-grinding in Corinth. 2003 Evening Standard 3 Sept. 49 In The Hurdy-Gurdy Man, a silhouetted figure with grotesquely elongated fingers slowly turns and turns as his organ-grinding welcomes the poet to oblivion. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). organ-grindingadj. Brit. /ˈɔːɡ(ə)nˌɡrʌɪndɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈɔrɡ(ə)nˌɡraɪndɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: organ n.¹, grinding adj. Etymology: < organ n.¹ + grinding adj., after organ-grinder n. That is an organ-grinder; that plays the barrel organ. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > playing instruments > playing other instruments > [adjective] > grinding barrel-organ organ-grinding1806 1806 ‘P. Pindar’ Tristia 105 The organ grinding girl, whose discords kill. 1863 Times 26 Dec. 8/5 An odoriferous and organ-grinding Italian. 1980 Times 3 Sept. 11/4 The star of this story is the organ-grinding claimant to the earldom. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1846adj.1806
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