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pitch pipe

–noun
a small flute or reed pipe producing one or more pitches when blown into, used chiefly for establishing the proper pitch in singing or in tuning a musical instrument.
Also called tuning pipe.


Origin:
1705–15
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pitch pipe  
n.  A small pipe that, when sounded, gives the initial pitch for a piece of music or the standard pitch for tuning an instrument.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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