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The Organ Grinder
By Renaissance Le Corbeau

For a project I need to know what the French word is for
"organ grinder".  Anyone here who can help me?

Ren
Renaissance Le Corbeau

 [ Found at http://www.dicodunet.com/annuaire/def-1097-tourneur-orgue.htm
 [
 [   Tourneur (d'orgue) - organ grinder
 [   Definition: The one who, behind his organ of Barbary, turns the
 [   crank, and in this way "plays" the organ while moving the punched
 [   cardboard at a regulated speed.  There is no exact terminology to
 [   designate the street singer who accompanies himself with his organ
 [   of Barbary.
 [
 [ In other lands of the world:
 [
 [ le tourner (d'orgue) (the turner/operator) -- French-speaking lands
 [ the organ grinder -- English-speaking lands
 [ der Drehorgler (the man with the crank organ) -- Germany
 [ der Werkelmann (the workman) -- Austria
 [ sharmanshchika -- Russia (sharmanka: barrel-organ)
 [
 [ -- Robbie


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