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English noun: hornpipe

1. hornpipe (act) a British solo dance performed by sailors


Broader (hypernym)folk dance, folk dancing


Domain regionBritain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

2. hornpipe (communication) music for dancing the hornpipe


Broader (hypernym)dance music

3. hornpipe (artifact) an ancient (now obsolete) single-reed woodwind; usually made of bone


Synonymspibgorn, stockhorn


Broader (hypernym)single-reed instrument, single-reed woodwind


Domain usagearchaicism, archaism









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