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hand organ
noun
- a portable barrel organ played by means of a crank turned by hand.
hand organ
noun
- another name for barrel organ
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of hand organ1
An Americanism dating back to 1790–1800
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To silence the city, or at least quiet it down, the police have yanked hand organs and boom boxes from peddlers and pedestrians.
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Not so many years ago he would prefer a red glass ball to the Kohinoor and a hand organ with a monkey to a piano with Paderewski.
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It reduced Italy to a hand organ, Spain to a guitar, Ireland to exile, Portugal to contempt.
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The fact is that religion has reduced Spain to a guitar, Italy to a hand organ and Ireland to exile.
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All I can say is, that I know what I like, and, to tell the truth, I like every kind, enjoy it all, from the hand organ to the orchestra.
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