“hurdy”

The following 2 entries include the term hurdy.

hurdy-gurdy

noun

: a stringed instrument in which sound is produced by the friction of a rosined wheel turned by a crank against the strings and the pitches are varied by keys

hurdy-gurdist

noun

: a hurdy-gurdy player


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