bagpipe

[ bag-pahyp ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Often bagpipes. a reed instrument consisting of a melody pipe and one or more accompanying drone pipes protruding from a windbag into which the air is blown by the mouth or a bellows.

, bag·piped, bag·pip·ing.

bagpipe

/ ˈbæɡˌpaɪp /

Origin of bagpipe¹

First recorded in 1300–50, bagpipe is from the Middle English word baggepipe. See bag, pipe ¹

He played bagpipes and thought he could busk his way up there and back.

Over the next few years, Kevin actually got to Alaska with his bagpipes, and then he wrote a nonfiction book about the adventure.

A window was open, through which his bagpipe might have been seen hanging to a nail upon the wall.

The camp-fire still blazed; near it a bagpipe crooned; now and again a horse shook in its harness.

He played extremely well on the Northumberland bagpipe, and his neighbour was a good performer on the flageolet.

The wild wail of a bagpipe smote the air and the four boon companions rushed to the window.

In one instance, the head of Luther is represented as the Devil's Bagpipe; he blows into his ear, and uses his nose as a chanter.

April 19, 2024tortuous

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