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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hornpipe \Horn"pipe`\, n. (Mus.) a An instrument of music formerly popular in Wales, consisting of a wooden pipe, with holes at intervals. It was so called because the bell at the open end was sometimes made of horn. b A lively tune played on a hornpipe, for dancing; a tune adapted for such playing. Many a hornpipe he tuned to his Phyllis. --Sir W. Raleigh. c A dance performed, usually by one person, to such a tune, and popular among sailors. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: hornpipe n 1: a British solo dance performed by sailors 2: music for dancing the hornpipe 3: an ancient (now obsolete) single-reed woodwind; usually made of bone [syn: {pibgorn}, {stockhorn}]
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