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Noun: hurdy gurdy
  1. A stringed instrument that produces sounds by means of a wheel that rubs against the strings
    "The medieval musician played a haunting tune on his hurdy gurdy";
    - hurdy-gurdy, wheel fiddle

Derived forms: hurdy-gurdies, hurdy gurdies

Type of: instrument, musical instrument

Encyclopedia: Hurdy gurdy