1: a stringed instrument in which sound is produced by the friction of a rosined wheel turned by a crank against the strings and the pitches are varied by keys
2: any of various mechanical musical instruments (such as the barrel organ)
More about 1., and a picture here: Hurdy-Gurdy, The Medieval Instrument You Might Have Never Heard About
Example:
"Enough with your hurdy-gurdy! Supper is already as cold as ice!"
(from an old story about son buying his father a gramophone, back when gramophones were a new thing ;))
