fife.
A small shrill pipe, resembling the piccolo flute, used chiefly to accompany the drum in military music
Meaning & usage
A small shrill pipe, resembling the piccolo flute, used chiefly to accompany the drum in military music
Where this word comes from
From German Pfeife (“whistle, smoking pipe”). Doublet of pipe.
To play this instrument.
Where this word comes from
From German Pfeife (“whistle, smoking pipe”). Doublet of pipe.
Used instead of five in radio communications, especially NATO and ICAO, to avoid confusion with fire or nine.
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