Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

barrel organ

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.85 in modern English

Syllables: bar-rel or-gan
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A musical instrument in which air from a bellows is admitted to a set of pipes by means of pins inserted into a revolving barrel (typically turned by a crank), originating in France.

Example Sentences

"Poor Mrs. Cranch was bulky, and, breathing asthmatically, had the additional motive for making her remarks unexceptionable and giving them a general bearing, that even her whispers were loud and liable to sudden bursts like those of a deranged barrel-organ."
"Ragged children played in the road, and an old barrel-organ was grinding out a vulgar tune."

Inflected Forms

barrel organs (plural) barrel-organ (alternative)

Phrases

barrel organist organ grinder

Frequently Paired Words

organ grinder

Synonyms

roller organ street organ grind organ hand organ

Questions

What does barrel organ mean?: A musical instrument in which air from a bellows is admitted to a set of pipes by means of pins inserted into a revolving barrel (typically turned by a crank), originating in France.

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