\Hur"dy-gur`dy\, n. [Prob. of imitative origin.]
1. A stringled instrument, lutelike in shape, in which the
   sound is produced by the friction of a wheel turned by a
   crank at the end, instead of by a bow, two of the strings
   being tuned as drones, while two or more, tuned in unison,
   are modulated by keys.
2. In California, a water wheel with radial buckets, driven
   by the impact of a jet.