bagpipes

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/ˈbæɡˌpaɪps/

Definition of bagpipes

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

(plural, plural-normally)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.””

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noun

(plural, plural-normally)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.””
(form-of, plural)plural of Bagpipe

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

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