bagpipes
noun/ˈbæɡˌpaɪps/
Etymology
From earlier bagpipe, from Middle English bagpipe; equivalent to bag + pipes.
- inherited from bagpipe
Definitions
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.”
plural of Bagpipe
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No curated loop yet for bagpipes. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA