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- (music) 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.
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Meaning
- [Noun]
- (music) 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.
- (music) Synonym of street organ, often considered a misnomer.
- (US, California) A water wheel with radial buckets, driven by the impact of a jet.
- (fishing, sailing) A winch, a windlass.
- [Adjective]
- (humorous) Sounding like the Swedish language.
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