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bagpipes Noun, pl a musical wind instrument in which sounds are produced in reed pipes by air from an inflated bag
Translations n pl bagpipes [ˈbӕgpaips] a wind instrument consisting of a bag fitted with pipes, played in Scotland etc He wants to learn to play the bagpipes. doedelsak مِزْمارُ القَريَةِ гайда dudy sækkepibe der Dudelsack γκάιντα gaita torupill آلت موسیقی بگ پایپ säkkipilli cornemuse חֶמֶת חֲלִילִים मशकबीन gajde duda seruling Skot sekkjapípa zampogna; cornamusa バグパイプ 백파이프 dūdmaišis dūdas begpaip doedelzak sekkepipe dudy gaita de foles cimpoi волынка gajdy dude gajde säckpipa ปี่สก็อต gayda, tulum 風笛 волинка ایک منہ اور پائپوں سےبجانے والاایک تھیلا نما ساز) kèn túi 风笛 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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A Fisher once took his bagpipes to the bank of a river, and played upon them with the hope of making the fish rise; but never a one put his nose out of the water. Then, when they had eaten and drunk as much as they could, and when the day faded and the great moon arose, all red and round, over the spires and towers of Nottingham Town, they joined hands and danced around the fires, to the music of bagpipes and harps. I remember, one morning, when Glumdalclitch had set me in a box upon a window, as she usually did in fair days to give me air(for I durst not venture to let the box be hung on a nail out of the window, as we do with cages in England), after I had lifted up one of my sashes, and sat down at my table to eat a piece of sweet cake for my breakfast, above twenty wasps, allured by the smell, came flying into the room, humming louder than the drones of as many bagpipes. |
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