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hornpipe

horn·pipe

US/ˈhɔrnpaɪp/ uncommon

noun

1.

a British solo dance performed by sailors

2.
3.

an ancient (now obsolete) single-reed woodwind; usually made of bone

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Origin

From Middle English hornpipe, hornpype, hornepipe, equivalent to horn + pipe; so called because the bell at the open end was sometimes made of horn.

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