SHEPHERD'S PIPE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A small fipple flute with four finger holes and two thumb holes

Synonyms:

flageolet; shepherd's pipe; treble recorder

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("shepherd's pipe" is a kind of...):

fipple flute; fipple pipe; recorder; vertical flute (a tubular wind instrument with 8 finger holes and a fipple mouthpiece)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "shepherd's pipe"):

tabor pipe (a small fipple flute that is played with the left hand while the right hand is free to beat a tabor)

Meaning:

A small bagpipe formerly popular in France

Synonyms:

musette; shepherd's pipe

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("shepherd's pipe" is a kind of...):

bagpipe (a tubular wind instrument; the player blows air into a bag and squeezes it out through the drone)