barrel organ

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   a musical instrument that makes music by rotation of a cylinder studded with pegs

   Synonymsgrind organhand organ

   Broadermusical instrument

   music

Questions about barrel organ

What does barrel organ mean?

barrel organ means "a musical instrument that makes music by rotation of a cylinder studded with pegs".

What is another word for barrel organ?

Close synonyms include grind organ, hand organ. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.