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FIPPLE FLUTE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
A tubular wind instrument with 8 finger holes and a fipple mouthpiece
Synonyms:
fipple flute; fipple pipe; recorder; vertical flute
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("fipple flute" is a kind of...):
pipe (a tubular wind instrument)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fipple flute"):
flageolet; shepherd's pipe; treble recorder (a small fipple flute with four finger holes and two thumb holes)
pennywhistle; tin whistle; whistle (an inexpensive fipple flute)
