shepherd's pipe

shepherd's pipe
noun
1. a small fipple flute with four finger holes and two thumb holes
Syn: ↑flageolet, ↑treble recorder
Hypernyms: ↑fipple flute, ↑fipple pipe, ↑recorder, ↑vertical flute
Hyponyms: ↑tabor pipe
2. a small bagpipe formerly popular in France
Syn: ↑musette
Hypernyms: ↑bagpipe

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noun
Etymology: Middle English scheperdys pype
1. : flageolet 1
2. : musette

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