hand organ
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of hand organ
An Americanism dating back to 1790–1800
Example Sentences
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Another time he appeared in Chester town square, bishop's gaiters & all, grinding a hand organ to help raise money for the Royal Infirmary.
From Time Magazine Archive
A hand organ in the country! where the little birds never make a discord, or charge us a fee, either!
From Little Ferns For Fanny's Little Friends by Fanny Fern
He installed a very large and loud hand organ inside the imitation calliope wagon, with a stovepipe poking out of the top, plenty of damp straw inside, a man to feed and burn it.
From Watch Yourself Go By by Ben W. Warden
I will have your father speak to the policeman about it when he comes home from the hand organ factory where he works.
From Jacko and Jumpo Kinkytail The Funny Monkey Boys by Howard R. Garis
Oh! a splendid voice; when she speaks, you'd think it was a hand organ.
From San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams by Charles Paul de Kock
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