steam organ
Origin of steam organ
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How to use steam organ in a sentence
There was a steam organ on a decorated truck followed by a band and the mounted circus performers which drew a great crowd.
Ten years in the ranks, U.S. army | Augustus MeyersAnd the artist who sat inside the steam-organ wagon became so sleepy that his hand slipped and struck one of the organ pedals.
Through Welsh Doorways | Jeannette Augustus MarksThey could hear above the thud-thud of the gorged floodgates, shrieks in two keys as monotonous as a steam-organ.
A Diversity of Creatures | Rudyard KiplingIt was a very beautiful meal, and the far-off music of the steam-organ added the last touch of festivity to the scene.
The Enchanted Castle | E. Nesbit
British Dictionary definitions for steam organ
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 card: US name: calliope
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