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bagpipe

The correct spelling is bagpipe.

How to pronounce bagpipe

verb

IPA: /ˈbæɡˌpaɪp/

Say it like: Bag-pip-e

The correct spelling is bagpipe. To play the bagpipes. For example: "Bagpipes are traditionally played in most Celtic regions and many former parts of the British Empire."

Usage Examples

Bagpipes are traditionally played in most Celtic regions and many former parts of the British Empire.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To play the bagpipes.
  2. 2.To lay (the mizzen) aback by bringing the sheet to the mizzen rigging.
  3. 3.To masturbate a person's penis in one's armpit.

noun

  1. 1.A musical wind instrument of Celtic origin, possessing a flexible bag inflated by bellows, a double-reed melody pipe and up to four drone pipes; any aerophone that produces sound using air from a reservoir to vibrate enclosed reeds.

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