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FIPPLE FLUTE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fipple flute mean? 

FIPPLE FLUTE (noun)
  The noun FIPPLE FLUTE has 1 sense:

1. a tubular wind instrument with 8 finger holes and a fipple mouthpieceplay

  Familiarity information: FIPPLE FLUTE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


FIPPLE FLUTE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A tubular wind instrument with 8 finger holes and a fipple mouthpiece

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

fipple flute; fipple pipe; recorder; vertical flute

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)


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