Associations to the word «Bagpipe»

Wiktionary

BAGPIPE, noun. Singular of bagpipes (normally used in plural)
BAGPIPE, noun. Attributive form of bagpipe
BAGPIPE, verb. To play the bagpipes.
BAGPIPE, verb. (nautical) To lay (the mizzen) aback by bringing the sheet to the mizzen rigging.

Dictionary definition

BAGPIPE, noun. A tubular wind instrument; the player blows air into a bag and squeezes it out through the drone.

Wise words

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