biniou
/ (binju) /
noun
a small high-pitched Breton bagpipe
Word Origin for biniou
from Breton beniou
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Examples from the Web for biniou
The drone of the biniou is of boxwood, handsomely inlaid with tin, and has a single or beating reed hidden within the stock.
The biniou is rather like a small bagpipe and produces a wild, shrill sound.
A Childhood in Brittany Eighty Years Ago|Anne Douglas SedgwickThe orchestra—two violins, a reed-pipe, a biniou, and a harp—were playing away with might and main.
Lorraine|Robert W. Chambers