hurdy-gurdy
- n a musical instrument that makes music by rotation of a cylinder studded with pegs
- The boy grinds a hurdy-gurdy drawn by a mule while his mother and grandfather sing.
- The signs lead to a drugstore and soda fountain three-quarters of a block long that has grown into an oasis of friendly commercial hurdy-gurdy in the middle of the sparse prairie.
- Black Mirror and Keep the Car Running take flight on guitar, harp, hurdy-gurdy and a chorus of voices that soar past the words, creating a feeling of optimism in songs about .