UILLEAN PIPES


Meaning of UILLEAN PIPES in English

[ 'ɪlɪn , 'ɪlən ]

■ plural noun Irish bagpipes played using bellows worked by the elbow, and having three extra pipes on which chords can be played.

Origin

early 20th cent.: from Ir. píob uilleann , lit. 'pipe of the elbow'.

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