hornpipe
A musical instrument consisting of a wooden pipe, with holes at intervalsA musical instrument consisting of a wooden pipe, with holes at intervals.
» The jig, reel and hornpipe are the most popular Irish dances.
Jig, Reel und Hornpipe sind die bekanntesten irischen Tänze. — BraveSentry
Джига, рил и хорнпайп — самые популярные ирландские танцы. — Wezel
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4 sensesA musical instrument consisting of a wooden pipe, with holes at intervals.
A solo dance commonly associated with seamen, involving kicking of the legs, with the arms mostly crossed.
A hard-shoe solo dance commonly performed in Irish stepdance, usually danced in 2/4 time.
a British solo dance performed by sailors
Music played to the hornpipe dance
music for dancing the hornpipe
Examples
1 sentencesThe jig, reel and hornpipe are the most popular Irish dances.
ruДжига, рил и хорнпайп — самые популярные ирландские танцы. — Wezel
deJig, Reel und Hornpipe sind die bekanntesten irischen Tänze. — BraveSentry
Origin
From Middle English hornpipe, hornpype, hornepipe, equivalent to horn + pipe; so called beFrom Middle English hornpipe, hornpype, hornepipe, equivalent to horn + pipe; so called because the bell at the open end was sometimes made of horn.
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plural: hornpipesSynonyms
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