hurdy-gurdy

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim A stringed instrument that produces a droning sound by turning a handle that connects to a wheel that rubs against a rosined string, with a keyboard also used to alter the pitch of the string.
2. isim Synonym of street organ, often considered a misnomer.

   “He flung open the door, and found there only a ragged boy with a hurdy-gurdy on his back.”

3. isim A water wheel with radial buckets, driven by the impact of a jet.
4. isim A winch, a windlass.

   “A pair of oars, a small mast and sail, pen boards to contain the fish, a bailer, a water jar, a bait knife, a compass, a small wooden winch called a hurdy gurdy, a fish gaff, and the tubs, trawls, floats, and anchors used to set gear was all that was required to equip it.”

5. sıfat Sounding like the Swedish language.

   ““You mean when she read that God-awful poem in her hurdy-gurdy Swedish chef accent?”