bagpipe

bagpipe

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbæɡˌpaɪp/

Noun

bagpipe (plural bagpipes)

1. singular of bagpipes (normally used in plural)
2. attributive formal of bagpipes

Translations

bagpipes — see bagpipes

Verb

bagpipe (third-person singular simple present bagpipes, present participle bagpiping, simple past and past participle bagpiped)

1. To play the bagpipes.
2. (nautical) To lay (the mizzen) aback by bringing the sheet to the mizzen rigging.

Translations

to play bagpipes

Finnish: soittaa säkkipilliä Georgian: გუდასტვირი (gudasṭviri)

Ido: kornamuzagar

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Middle English

Alternative forms

• bagpype, bagge pipe

Etymology

From bagge +‎ pipe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaɡ(ə)piːp(ə)/

Noun

bagpipe

1. bagpipes

Descendants

• English: bagpipe, bagpipes

References

• “bagge-pīpe (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-06.