bagpipes

British

/ ˈbæɡˌpaɪps /

plural noun

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

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He laughed and told me that before he played guitar, he played the bagpipes.

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Katie Robertson's passion for the bagpipes has gained her thousands of followers online.

From BBC

For the semi-final, one fan managed to smuggle a set of bagpipes into the arena.

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Armed with just a set of bagpipes, the Scotsman played his way into danger when his regiment was in chaos and panic.

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Belief swirled like the skirl of the bagpipes.

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