bagpipes
A musical wind instrument possessing a flexible bag inflated by bellows, a double-reed…A musical wind instrument possessing a flexible bag inflated by bellows, a double-reed melody pipe and up to four drone pipes; any aerophone that produces sound using air from a reservoir to vibrate enclosed reeds.
Meaning
1 senses(plural, usually plural)A musical wind instrument possessing a flexible bag inflated by bellows, a double-reed melody pipe and up to four drone pipes; any aerophone that produces sound using air from a reservoir to vibrate enclosed reeds.
Bagpipes are traditionally played in most Celtic regions and many former parts of the British Empire.
Dudelsack, Sackpfeife
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воли́нкаvolýnka
Translations
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Origin
From earlier bagpipe, from Middle English bagpipe; equivalent to bag + pipes.From earlier bagpipe, from Middle English bagpipe; equivalent to bag + pipes.
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