bourdon

/ˈbʊrdn/
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Other forms: bourdons

Definitions of bourdon
  1. noun
    a pipe of the bagpipe that is tuned to produce a single continuous tone
    synonyms: drone, drone pipe
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    type of:
    pipe
    a tubular wind instrument
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