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SHEPHERD'S PIPE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A small fipple flute with four finger holes and two thumb holes
Synonyms:
flageolet; shepherd's pipe; treble recorder
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("shepherd's pipe" is a kind of...):
fipple flute; fipple pipe; recorder; vertical flute (a tubular wind instrument with 8 finger holes and a fipple mouthpiece)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "shepherd's pipe"):
tabor pipe (a small fipple flute that is played with the left hand while the right hand is free to beat a tabor)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A small bagpipe formerly popular in France
Synonyms:
musette; shepherd's pipe
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("shepherd's pipe" is a kind of...):
bagpipe (a tubular wind instrument; the player blows air into a bag and squeezes it out through the drone)
