bag·pipe

bag·pipe
/ˈbægˌpaıp/ noun, pl -pipes [count]
: a musical instrument that is played especially in Scotland and that has a bag, a tube for blowing air into the bag, and pipes where the air leaves and makes sounds
◇ The musical instrument is usually referred to by the plural bagpipes.

He's learning to play the bagpipes.

In U.S. English, the singular bagpipe is also used.

We heard the sound of a bagpipe.

In both U.S. and British English, bagpipe is sometimes used before another noun.

bagpipe music


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