bagpipe
[ bag-pahyp ]
/ ˈbægˌpaɪp /
noun
Often bagpipes.
a reed instrument consisting of a melody pipe and one or more accompanying drone pipes protruding from a windbag into which the air is blown by the mouth or a bellows.
verb (used with object), bag·piped, bag·pip·ing.
Nautical.
to back (a fore-and-aft sail) by hauling the sheet to windward.
Origin of bagpipe
OTHER WORDS FROM bagpipe
bag·pip·er, nounWords nearby bagpipe
bagman,
bagna cauda,
bagnette,
bagnio,
bagnold,
bagpipe,
bagpipes,
bagram,
bags,
bagswinger,
baguette
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British Dictionary definitions for bagpipe
bagpipe
/ (ˈbæɡˌpaɪp) /
noun
(modifier)
of or relating to the bagpipes
a bagpipe maker