Associations to the word «Pennywhistle»

Wiktionary

PENNYWHISTLE, noun. (music) A six-holed flute-like instrument with a fipple. They have approximately a two octave range (sometimes a little higher). Stereotypically, they are made out of tin, but in reality they come in all sorts of varieties, including tin, brass, nickel, cane, polymer, etc.

Dictionary definition

PENNYWHISTLE, noun. An inexpensive fipple flute.

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