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bagpipe
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bag·pipe  (bgpp)
n.
A musical instrument having a flexible bag inflated either by a tube with valves or by bellows, a double-reed melody pipe, and from one to four drone pipes. Often used in the plural.

bagpipe v.
bagpiper n.

bagpipe [ˈbægˌpaɪp]
n
(Music / Instruments) (modifier) of or relating to the bagpipes a bagpipe maker
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Noun1.bagpipe - a tubular wind instrument; the player blows air into a bag and squeezes it out through the drone
chanter, melody pipe - reed pipe with finger holes on which the melody is played
bourdon, drone pipe, drone - a pipe of the bagpipe that is tuned to produce a single continuous tone
musette, shepherd's pipe - a small bagpipe formerly popular in France
pipe - a tubular wind instrument
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bagpipe(s)
n(pl)Dudelsack m


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