GRIND ORGAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does grind organ mean? 

• GRIND ORGAN (noun)
  The noun GRIND ORGAN has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: GRIND ORGAN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GRIND ORGAN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

barrel organ; grind organ; hand organ

Hypernyms ("grind organ" is a kind of...):

instrument; musical instrument (any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds)

Domain category:

music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)