tuning pipe

noun

1. pitch pipe.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tuning pipe¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

The tuner should carry with him a tuning pipe or fork tuned to 3C in one or the other of these pitches.

From Project Gutenberg

Before applying this rule, it is well to try 3C with tuning pipe or fork to see if the piano is below international pitch.

From Project Gutenberg

This latter cause can be ascertained in cases only where you have started from a tuning pipe or fork.

From Project Gutenberg

It was not unlike to the sound made by a boy with a tuning pipe.

From Project Gutenberg