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bagpipes

/ ˈbæɡˌpaɪps /

plural noun

  1. any of a family of musical wind instruments in which sounds are produced in reed pipes supplied with air from a bag inflated either by the player's mouth, as in the Irish bagpipes or Highland bagpipes of Scotland, or by arm-operated bellows, as in the Northumbrian bagpipes

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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After three hours of worship from Christian music artists, the service opened with bagpipes playing “Amazing Grace.”

From Salon

The hilltop temples echoed with chants, while dance troupes performed with clanging cymbals and bagpipes.

From BBC

He emerged on stage to the sound of Scotland The Brave on bagpipes - a nod to his Scottish father.

From BBC

Wahlberg was made aware of the record attempt by his personal assistant, who has a friend who met Jamie at a wedding he was playing bagpipes at.

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After piper Malcolm Campbell was shot and left for dead during World War One, he credited his bagpipes with helping to save his life.

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