organ grinder
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organ grinder — organ grinders also organ grinder N COUNT An organ grinder was an entertainer who played a barrel organ in the streets … English dictionary
organ grinder — organ .grinder n a musician who plays a ↑barrel organ in the street … Dictionary of contemporary English
organ grinder — n. a person who plays a barrel organ in the streets … English World dictionary
Organ grinder — The organ grinder was a musical novelty street performer of the 19th century and the early part of the 20th century, and refers to the operator of a street organ.Period literature often represents the grinder as a gentleman of ill repute or as an … Wikipedia
Organ Grinder — Infobox Television episode Title= Organ Grinder Series= Season = 2 Episode = 11 Guests= Marcia Cross (Julia Fairmont) Airdate = December 13, 2001 Production = Writer = Elizabeth Devine Ann Donahue Director = Allison Liddi Season list = CSI season … Wikipedia
organ-grinder — noun a street musician who plays a hand organ or hurdy gurdy • Hypernyms: ↑showman, ↑promoter, ↑impresario * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : one that cranks a hand organ; especially : an itinerant street musician who grinds a barrel organ * * * … Useful english dictionary
organ grinder — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms organ grinder : singular organ grinder plural organ grinders showing disapproval someone who has authority in a particular situation … English dictionary
organ-grinder — see organ grinder … English dictionary
Organ Grinder Swing — Studio album by Jimmy Smith Released 1965 … Wikipedia
Organ Grinder's Swing — is a song composed by Will Hudson, with lyrics by Mitchell Parish and Irving Mills, published in 1936. It became associated with the Jimmie Lunceford orchestra. [1] Hudson based the Organ Grinder s Swing on the nursery rhyme I Love Coffee, I Love … Wikipedia
organ-grinder — noun Date: circa 1807 one that cranks a hand organ; especially a street musician who operates a barrel organ … New Collegiate Dictionary
