horn|pipe

horn|pipe
horn|pipe «HRN PYP», noun.
1. a lively dance done by one person. It was formerly popular among sailors.
2. the music for this dance.
3. a musical wind instrument of former times, consisting of a wooden pipe with a bell-shaped end made of horn.

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