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fifeshire

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Fife

  [fahyf]
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–noun
1. Also called Fife⋅shire  [fahyf-sheer, -sher] . a historic county in E Scotland.
2. a region in E Scotland. 336,339; 504 sq. mi. (1305 sq. km).
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fife

A small flute with a high, piercing tone, used mainly in military bands.

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

fife 
1540 (implied in fifer), from Ger. Pfeife "fife, pipe," from O.H.G. pfifa, or via M.Fr. fifre (15c.) from the same O.H.G. word. Ger. musicians provided music for most European courts in those days.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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