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1. (n.) hornpipe
an English folk clarinet having one ox horn concealing the reed and another forming the bell.
2. hornpipe
a lively jiglike dance, orig. to music played on a hornpipe, performed usu. by one person, and traditionally a favorite of sailors.
Etymology: (1350–1400)
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1. (noun) hornpipe
a British solo dance performed by sailors
2. (noun) hornpipe
music for dancing the hornpipe
3. (noun) hornpipe, pibgorn, stockhorn
an ancient (now obsolete) single-reed woodwind; usually made of bone
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1. (noun) hornpipe
an instrument of music formerly popular in Wales, consisting of a wooden pipe, with holes at intervals. It was so called because the bell at the open end was sometimes made of horn
2. (noun) hornpipe
a lively tune played on a hornpipe, for dancing; a tune adapted for such playing
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