tin whistle

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tin whistle

n
(Instruments) another name for penny whistle
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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Noun1.tin whistle - an inexpensive fipple flutetin whistle - an inexpensive fipple flute    
pennywhistle, whistle
fipple flute, fipple pipe, vertical flute, recorder - a tubular wind instrument with 8 finger holes and a fipple mouthpiece
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Translations

tin whistle

n → Blechflöte f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

tin whistle

n (Mus) → zufolo
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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