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 also plays the bagpipes, and has played with 300 bagpipers for 10,000 people at the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo at Edinburgh Castle.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026

At the height of the regime, he was fond of wearing a kilt and playing the bagpipes - and even declared himself "King of Scotland" in 1976.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

Still, they left enough of an impression from the bars of Back Bay to the stands at Fenway Park that Boston’s hottest accessory this summer might just be a set bagpipes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

We are sure that England fans will match the Scottish party atmosphere and be equally brilliant guests, minus the bagpipes.

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026

Do you dance to the sound of the bagpipes, or lace up the cords of your armor?

From "Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village" by Laura Amy Schlitz

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