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hornpipe

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horn·pipe  (hôrnpp)
n.
1. A musical instrument with a single reed, finger holes, and a bell and mouthpiece made of horn.
2.
a. A spirited British folk dance originally accompanied by this instrument.
b. The music accompanying such a dance.

hornpipe
Noun
1. a solo dance, traditionally performed by sailors
2. music for this dance
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.hornpipe - a British solo dance performed by sailors
folk dance, folk dancing - a style of dancing that originated among ordinary people (not in the royal courts)
Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
2.hornpipe - music for dancing the hornpipe
dance music - music to dance to
3.hornpipe - an ancient (now obsolete) single-reed woodwind; usually made of bone
single-reed instrument, single-reed woodwind - a beating-reed instrument with a single reed (as a clarinet or saxophone)
archaicism, archaism - the use of an archaic expression

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But he had the prospect of dancing with her again when the hornpipe was concluded, and in the meanwhile it was very pleasant to get long glances at her quite unobserved.
He had hardly returned from the marquee with the prize in his hand, when it began to be understood that Wiry Ben proposed to amuse the company, before the gentry went to dinner, with an impromptu and gratuitous performance--namely, a hornpipe, the main idea of which was doubtless borrowed; but this was to be developed by the dancer in so peculiar and complex a manner that no one could deny him the praise of originality.
For a moment the tremor of his legs caused him to dance a sort of hideous hornpipe.
 
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