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Noun: barrel organ
  1. (music) a musical instrument that makes music by rotation of a cylinder studded with pegs
    "The street performer cranked the barrel organ, filling the air with nostalgic melodies";
    - grind organ, hand organ

Derived forms: barrel organs

Type of: instrument, musical instrument

Encyclopedia: Barrel organ