HORNPIPE


Meaning of HORNPIPE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhȯrn-ˌpīp ]

noun

Date: 15th century

1. : a single-reed wind instrument consisting of a wooden or bone pipe with finger holes, a bell, and mouthpiece usually of horn

2. : a lively folk dance of the British Isles originally accompanied by hornpipe playing

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.