ALL meanings of barrel organ
bar·rel or·gan
B b - countable noun barrel organ A barrel organ is a large machine that plays music when you turn the handle on the side. Barrel organs used to be played in the street to entertain people. 3
- noun barrel organ an instrument consisting of a cylinder turned by a handle and having pins on it that interrupt the air flow to certain pipes, thereby playing any of a number of tunes 3
- noun barrel organ a similar instrument in which the projections on a rotating barrel pluck a set of strings 3
- noun barrel organ a mechanical musical instrument having a cylinder studded with pins which open pipe valves or strike metal tongues when the cylinder is revolved, producing a tune; hand organ 3
- noun barrel organ 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; hand organ. 1
- noun barrel organ mechanical organ played by street musician 1
- noun barrel organ 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. 0