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单词 hurdy-gurdy
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
hur•dy-gur•dy /ˈhɜrdiˈgɜrdi, -ˌgɜr-/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -gur•dies. 
  1. Music and Dancea kind of musical instrument played by turning a crank.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
hur•dy-gur•dy  (hûrdē gûrdē, -gûr′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -gur•dies. 
  1. Music and Dancea barrel organ or similar musical instrument played by turning a crank.
  2. Music and Dancea lute- or guitar-shaped stringed musical instrument sounded by the revolution against the strings of a rosined wheel turned by a crank.
  • variant of Scots hirdy-girdy uproar, influencedby hurly-burly 1740–50
hurdy-gurdist, hurdy-gurdy•ist, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
hurdy-gurdy /ˈhɜːdɪˈɡɜːdɪ/ n ( pl -dies)
  1. any mechanical musical instrument, such as a barrel organ
Etymology: 18th Century: rhyming compound, probably of imitative origin
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