hornpipe

Definition of hornpipe

Nouns

a British solo dance performed by sailors
Type of:
folk dance, folk dancing
a style of dancing that originated among ordinary people (not in the royal courts)
music for dancing the hornpipe
Type of:
dance music
music to dance to
an ancient (now obsolete) single-reed woodwind; usually made of bone
Synonyms:
pibgorn, stockhorn
Type of:
single-reed instrument, single-reed woodwind
a beating-reed instrument with a single reed (as a clarinet or saxophone)

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