reed pipe

noun

1. an organ pipe having a reed that is vibrated by air to produce the sound.

reed pipe

noun

1. a wind instrument, such as a clarinet or oboe, whose sound is produced by a vibrating reed
2. an organ pipe sounded by a vibrating reed

Word History and Origins

Origin of reed pipe¹

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300

Example Sentences

The melody came from the reed pipe of a goat-herd as he drove his flock down into Taormina.

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Next came the puppet show, and then a juggler who played on a curious reed pipe for two green and gold snakes to dance.

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There are now living many persons who well remember seeing her smoking by her fireside a long reed pipe.

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At A is a mouthpiece before which the musician hums his part as upon a reed pipe.

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Mr Galpin refers to a reed-pipe with which I am very familiar; it is made from a dandelion stalk pinched flat at one end.

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