■ noun a lively dance associated with sailors, typically performed by one person.
↘a piece of music for a ~.
Origin
ME (denoting a wind instrument made of horn, played to accompany dancing): from horn + pipe .
■ noun a lively dance associated with sailors, typically performed by one person.
↘a piece of music for a ~.
Origin
ME (denoting a wind instrument made of horn, played to accompany dancing): from horn + pipe .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004