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Hand organ

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hand organ

–noun
a portable barrel organ played by means of a crank turned by hand.

Origin:
1790–1800, Americanism
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hand organ  
n.   Music
A barrel organ operated by turning a crank by hand.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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