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hand organ

American  

noun

  1. a portable barrel organ played by means of a crank turned by hand.

hand organ British  

noun

  1. another name for barrel organ

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of hand organ

An Americanism dating back to 1790–1800

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