barrel organ

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Definition of barrel organ in English Turkish dictionary

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Definition of barrel organ in English English dictionary

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

A barrel organ is a large machine that plays music when you turn the handle on the side. Barrel organs used to be played in the street to entertain people. A mechanical instrument on which a tune is played by the action of a revolving cylinder fitted with pegs or pins that open pipe valves supplied by a bellows. a musical instrument that you play by turning a handle, often used on the streets in order to get money, especially in the past

a musical instrument that makes music by rotation of a cylinder studded with pegs

musical instrument played by the action of a rotating cylinder equipped with pins; hand organ

Related Terms

barrel organs

plural form of barrel organ

Hyphenation

bar·rel or·gan

Turkish pronunciation

bärıl ôrgın

Pronunciation

/ˈbarəl ˈôrgən/ /ˈbærəl ˈɔːrɡən/

Etymology

[ 'bar-&l ] (noun.) 14th century. Middle English barel, from Middle French baril.