FIFE


Meaning of FIFE in English

/ faɪf; NAmE / noun

a musical instrument like a small flute that plays high notes and is used with drums in military music

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent.: from German Pfeife pipe, or from French fifre from Swiss German Pfifer piper.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.