steam organ
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Origin of steam organ
First recorded in 1785–95
Words nearby steam organ
steamie, steaming, steam iron, steam jacket, steam locomotive, steam organ, steampipe, steam point, steampunk, steam reforming, steamroll
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steam organ
noun
a type of organ powered by steam, once common at fairgrounds, in which the pipes are sounded either by a keyboard or in a sequence determined by a moving punched cardUS name: calliope
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