hand organ
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of hand organ
An Americanism dating back to 1790–1800
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
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
By this time it was the dinner hour, and Mr. Kinkytail came home from the hand organ factory where he worked at making music.
From Jacko and Jumpo Kinkytail The Funny Monkey Boys by Howard R. Garis
And then, from the other side of the woods, came Mr. Kinkytail, and it was he who had played the hand organ to scare the cow.
From Jacko and Jumpo Kinkytail The Funny Monkey Boys by Howard R. Garis
It takes a musical crank to play a hand organ.
From The New Pun Book by Thomas A. Brown
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
Random Word
Spin the wheel and learn a new word!
Get a wordDefinitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
