American organ

American  

noun

1. a reed organ having a suction bellows that draws the air in through the reeds.

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Etymology

Origin of American organ

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

The festival will also include a performance by the flamboyant American organ virtuoso, Cameron Carpenter, who has been described as the 'bad boy of the organ world'.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2014

The squire was playing the American organ all day long, as usual, and only laughed when the people timidly asked him whether there was any truth in the report.

From Selected Polish Tales by Busch, Marie

Here are some commonplaces that should be iterated in some shape every time an American organ of opinion goes to press.

From The Unpopular Review, Number 19 July-December 1918 by Various

The principle of the American organ originated with the Alexandres, whose earliest experiments are said to have been made with the view of constructing an instrument to exhaust air.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" by Various

"I should also have tried to have the American organ tuned, I don't think the bellows is very sound, either."

From Mrs. Bindle Some Incidents from the Domestic Life of the Bindles by Jenkins, Hebert