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bagpipes (Q6431)

From Seeds of the Word, the encyclopedia of the influence of the Gospel on culture
double reed wind instrument which in its commonest forms consists of a chanter and one or more drones, all supplied with air from the bag, which is compressed under the player’s arm to provide a constant pressure
  • bagpipe
  • pipes
  • “a set of bagpipes”
  • biniou
  • cornemuse
  • musette
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English
bagpipes
double reed wind instrument which in its commonest forms consists of a chanter and one or more drones, all supplied with air from the bag, which is compressed under the player’s arm to provide a constant pressure
  • bagpipe
  • pipes
  • “a set of bagpipes”
  • biniou
  • cornemuse
  • musette

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