English-Thai Dictionary
hurdy-gurdy
N เครื่องดนตรีช นิดหนึ่ง คล้าย กีตาร์
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
HURDY-GURDY
n.An instrument of music, said to be used in the streets of London.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
HURDY-GURDY
Hur "dy-gur `dy, n. Etym: [Prob. of imitative origin. ]
1. A stringled instrument, lutelike in shape, in which the sound is produced by the friction of a wheel turned by a crank at the end, instead of by a bow, two of the strings being tuned as drones, while two or more, tuned in unison, are modulated by keys.
2. In California, a water wheel with radial buckets, driven by the impact of a jet.
New American Oxford Dictionary
hurdy-gurdy
hur dy-gur dy |ˈhərdē ˌgərdē ˈˌhərdi ˈˌɡərdi | ▶noun ( pl. hurdy-gurdies ) a musical instrument with a droning sound played by turning a handle, which is typically attached to a rosined wheel sounding a series of drone strings, with keys worked by the left hand. • informal a barrel organ. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: probably imitative of the sound of the instrument.
Oxford Dictionary
hurdy-gurdy
hurdy-gurdy |ˈhəːdɪˌgəːdi | ▶noun ( pl. hurdy-gurdies ) a musical instrument with a droning sound played by turning a handle, which is typically attached to a rosined wheel sounding a series of drone strings, with keys worked by the left hand. • informal a barrel organ. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: probably imitative of the sound of the instrument.
Duden Dictionary
Hurdy-Gurdy
Hur dy-Gur dy Substantiv, Neutrum Musik , das |ˈhəːdɪgəːdɪ |das Hurdy-Gurdy; Genitiv: des Hurdy-Gurdys, Plural: die Hurdy-Gurdys englische Drehleier
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