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