English Dictionary

hurdy-gurdy

/ˈhɜː.diˌɡɜː.di/

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.

I played the hurdy-gurdy at the Renaissance fair.

意味（1）

(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.

意味（2）

(music) 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.

意味（3）

(US, California) A water wheel with radial buckets, driven by the impact of a jet.

意味（4）

(fishing, sailing) 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.