bagpipes

noun
/ˈbæɡˌpaɪps/

Etymology

From earlier bagpipe, from Middle English bagpipe; equivalent to bag + pipes.

  1. inherited from bagpipe

Definitions

  1. A musical wind instrument possessing a flexible bag inflated by bellows, a double-reed…

    A musical wind instrument possessing a flexible bag inflated by bellows, a double-reed melody pipe and up to four drone pipes; any aerophone that produces sound using air from a reservoir to vibrate enclosed reeds.

    • Bagpipes are traditionally played in most Celtic regions and many former parts of the British Empire.
    • “Iʼll tell you something: there is nothing in the world like the sound of the bagpipes to raise a manʼs morale, to lift his spirits, and give him strength.”
  2. plural of Bagpipe

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA