/boor"dn, bawr"-, bohr"-/ , n. Music.
1. -
a. the drone pipe of a bagpipe.
b. the drone string of a stringed instrument.
2. a low-pitched tone; bass.
3. a pipe organ stop of very low pitch.
4. the bell in a carillon having the lowest pitch.
[ 1350-1400; ME 2 ]