hornpipe
hornpipe · hornpipes · hornpiped · hornpiping
To dance the hornpipeTo dance the hornpipe.
US/hˈɔɹnpaɪp/
Meaning
1 sensesTo dance the hornpipe.
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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Forms
hornpipes, hornpiping, hornpiped, hornpipedTenses
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Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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