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hurdy gurdy

hur·dy·gurdy

UK/ˈhɜː.diˌɡɜː.di/ US/ˌhɜː.diˈɡɜː.di/ uncommon us

noun

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Origin

Probably onomatopoeic in imitation of the sound produced by the stringed instrument. Compare obsolete hirdy-girdy (“an uproar; noise”). Attested from the 1740s.

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