FIFE


Meaning of FIFE in English

n. & v.

n. 1 a kind of small shrill flute used with the drum in military music. 2 its player.

v. 1 intr. play the fife. 2 tr. play (an air etc.) on the fife. fifer n.

[ G Pfeife PIPE, or F fifre f. Swiss G Pfifre piper ]

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