Pan|pipe

Pan|pipe
Pan|pipe or pan|pipe «PAN PYP», noun.
an early musical instrument made of reeds or tubes of different lengths, fastened together side by side, in order of their length. The reeds or tubes were closed at one end, and the player blew across their open tops.
[< Pan + pipe (because he played such an instrument)]

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