transcription, транскрипция: [ faɪf ]
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. øøfifer n. [G Pfeife PIPE, or F fifre f. Swiss G Pfifre piper]