mouth organ

noun

1. harmonica ( def 1 ).

mouth organ

noun

1. See harmonica
   another name for harmonica

Word History and Origins

Origin of mouth organ¹

First recorded in 1660–70

Example Sentences

Phil Lindberg’s magnetometer moment involved the aforementioned mouth organ.

From Washington Post

It was not an ordinary blast, but had a peculiarly musical timbre, very much like the note of a mouth-organ.

From Project Gutenberg

I can play a little mouth-organ and pick up a few pence, and my pals at the 'King of Bohemia' are very good to me.

From Project Gutenberg

But they sit in groups playing cards or dominoes; they listen to tunes played on the mouth-organ; most of all they sing.

From Project Gutenberg

There had been sounds of rough gaiety, promptly subdued, and a few bars of music on a mouth organ, checked abruptly.

From Project Gutenberg

Another street minstrel is practising new tunes upon a mouth-organ, wherewith to soften the hearts of a too obdurate public.

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