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/ˈhɜː.diˌɡɜː.di/ · noun
(music) A stringed instrument that produces a droning sound by turning a handle that connects to a wheel that rubs against a rosined string, with a keyboard also used to alter the pitch of the string..
He flung open the door, and found there only a ragged boy with a hurdy-gurdy on his back.
A pair of oars, a small mast and sail, pen boards to contain the fish, a bailer, a water jar, a bait knife, a compass, a small wooden winch called a hurdy gurdy, a fish gaff, and the tubs, trawls, floats, and anchors used to set gear was all that was required to equip it.
“You mean when she read that God-awful poem in her hurdy-gurdy Swedish chef accent?
Swedes are often said to sing while they speak. (Listen to Floyd, the Muppet’s Swedish chef, singing “Hurdy Gurdy” and you’ll understand this.)
Just don’t do what the Swedish chef from The Muppet Show does and start playing tennis with the meatballs, or start waving your cooking utensils about the kitchen and shouting ‘hurdy gurdy’ at your mates.
Use hurdy-gurdy when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Hurdy-gurdy means (music) A stringed instrument that produces a droning sound by turning a handle that connects to a wheel that rubs against a rosined string, with a keyboard also used to alter the pitch of the string..
Common synonyms include wheel fiddle, organistrum, street organ, often considered a misnomer.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
He flung open the door, and found there only a ragged boy with a hurdy-gurdy on his back.
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