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hirdy-girdy
hirdy-girdy, n. and adv. Sc. and north. dial. [Cf. prec., and hiddy-giddy.] † A. n. Uproar, confusion, disorder. Obs.a 1500 Colkelbie Sow i. 184 (Jam.) Wi sic a din and a dirdy, A garray and hirdy-girdy, The fulis all afferd wer. 1686 G. Stuart Joco-ser. Disc. 44 What Hirdy-girdy this ye keep I cann...
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Hurdy-gurdy
Alternately, the term is thought to come from the Scottish and northern English term for uproar or disorder, hirdy-girdy or from hurly-burly, an old English
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hurdy-gurdy
hurdy-gurdy (ˈhɜːdɪˈgɜːdɪ) [app. a riming combination suggested by the sound of the instrument. Cf. hirdy-girdy, uproar, disorderly noise.] 1. a. A musical instrument of rustic origin resembling the lute or guitar, and having strings (two or more of which are tuned so as to produce a drone), which a...
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