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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fife \Fife\, n. [F. fifre, OHG. pf[=i]fa, LL pipa pipe, pipare
to play on the pipe, fr L. pipire, pipare, to peep, pip,
chirp, as a chiken. See {Pipe}.] (Mus.)
A small shrill pipe, resembling the piccolo flute, used
chiefly to accompany the drum in military music.
{Fife major} (Mil.), a noncommissioned officer who
superintends the fifers of a regiment.
{Fife rail}. (Naut.)
a A rail about the mast, at the deck, to hold belaying
pins, etc
b A railing around the break of a poop deck.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fife \Fife\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fifed}; p. pr & vb n.
{fifing}.]
To play on a fife.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
fife
n : a small high-pitched flute similar to a piccolo; has a
shrill tone and is used chiefly to accompany drums in a
marching band
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Fife, TX
Zip code(s): 76825
Fife, WA (city, FIPS 23795)
Location: 47.23995 N, 122.36136 W
Population (1990): 3864 (2152 housing units)
Area: 7.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 98424
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