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street piano

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

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A city in Japan has decided to remove a street piano after officials concluded too many people were displaying poor manners while playing.

From BBC May 1, 2023

He would go out of his way even to hear a street piano, and the brightest moments of his Sundays were often those spent within sound of the roll of the organ.

From Reginald Cruden A Tale of City Life by Reed, Talbot Baines

Through the open window the harsh music of a street piano penetrated discordantly, and Maria, who was quietly working about the dining-room, looked up.

From Lola by Davis, Owen

What the street piano man wanted was pennies and five-cent pieces put in the monkey's red cap.

From The Bobbsey Twins in a Great City by Hope, Laura Lee

My jingles sounded, when I read them over, like tunes on a street piano.

From The Portygee by Lincoln, Joseph Crosby

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