penny whistle


noun
  1. a type of flageolet with six finger holes, esp a cheap one made of metal: Also called: tin whistle

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How to use penny whistle in a sentence

  • Benjamin Franklin went through life an altered man, because he once paid too dearly for a penny whistle.

    The Pocket R.L.S. | Robert Louis Stevenson
  • The grocer had a faint recollection of his boyhood's days, when he had been a tolerably efficient performer on a penny whistle.

  • He always lost caste in our eyes when he had his little, choked-up penny whistle going.

    Virginia: The Old Dominion | Frank W. Hutchins and Cortelle Hutchins
  • The balloon men, the penny whistle and pop gun dealers frequent the upper streets, where they are apt to be seen by children.

  • The six holes may still be seen on any penny whistle, or the brass flageolets in the music-shops.

    Shakespeare and Music | Edward W. Naylor