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horn·pipe
(hôrn′pīp′)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.
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hornpipe
(ˈhɔːnˌpaɪp)n
1. (Instruments) an obsolete reed instrument with a mouthpiece made of horn
2. (Dancing) an old British solo dance to a hornpipe accompaniment, traditionally performed by sailors
3. (Music, other) a piece of music for such a dance
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horn•pipe
(ˈhɔrnˌpaɪp)n.
1. an English folk clarinet having one ox horn concealing the reed and another forming the bell.
2. a lively jiglike dance, orig. to music played on a hornpipe, performed usu. by one person, and traditionally a favorite of sailors.
[1350–1400]
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Noun | 1. | 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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