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(in the Scottish Highlands) a piece of music for the bagpipe, consisting of a series of variations on a basic theme, usually martial in character, but sometimes used as a dirge.
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pibroch
"kind of bagpipe music," 1719, from Gael. piobaireachd, lit. "piper's art," from piobair "a piper" (from piob "pipe," an Eng. loan word) + -achd, suffix denoting function.
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