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Definition of Barrel organ
1. Noun. A musical instrument that makes music by rotation of a cylinder studded with pegs.
Generic synonyms: Instrument, Musical Instrument
Category relationships: Music
Definition of Barrel organ
1. Noun. A musical instrument in which air from a bellows is admitted to a set of pipes by means of pins inserted into a revolving barrel. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Barrel Organ
Literary usage of Barrel organ
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"A barrel- organ was built for Fulham church by Wright, ... The origin of the
barrel-organ is now clearly established, and many will doubtless be surprised ..."
2. Modern British Poetry by Louis Untermeyer (1920)
"THE BARREL-ORGAN There's a barrel-organ carolling across a golden st In the City
as the sun sinks low; And the music's not immortal; but the world has made ..."
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