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PENNYWHISTLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pennywhistle mean?
• PENNYWHISTLE (noun)
The noun PENNYWHISTLE has 1 sense:
1. an inexpensive fipple flute
Familiarity information: PENNYWHISTLE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An inexpensive fipple flute
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
pennywhistle; tin whistle; whistle
Hypernyms ("pennywhistle" is a kind of...):
fipple flute; fipple pipe; recorder; vertical flute (a tubular wind instrument with 8 finger holes and a fipple mouthpiece)
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