mouth organ
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of mouth organ
First recorded in 1660–70
Example Sentences
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Her lovingly sly Haydn-esque wit came out in the premiere of “Nest Box,” a duo for her and Wu Wei on sheng, the Chinese mouth organ.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2025
Phil Lindberg’s magnetometer moment involved the aforementioned mouth organ.
From Washington Post • Oct. 25, 2021
As a teenager, Gen. Rowny performed in a Baltimore harmonica band alongside the mouth organ virtuoso Larry Adler.
From Washington Post • Dec. 18, 2017
The newspaper account says the Black Watch soldier had displayed a "perfect genius" for the mouth organ since boyhood and that he "cheered his comrades in billet and in battle".
From BBC • Jul. 28, 2017
The mouth organ man said, “Naw, son, what you’re looking for is Hooverville, with a v, like in President Herbert Hoover.”
From "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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