fife

A fife

Meanings

Noun

A small shrill pipe, resembling the piccolo flute, used chiefly to accompany the drum in military music

Verb

To play this instrument.

Origin

From German Pfeife. pipe. The word is unrelated to Fife in Scotland.

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