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Items up for big include a private fife lesson with the resident fifer on the premises, table linens, getaways to other historically-minded spots, toy soldiers, golf packages, china, books — well, you get the idea.
From Washington Times • Feb. 20, 2022
In the final bars of the “Ode to Joy” the piccolo stood in front of the chorus like a fifer leading his troops into battle.
From New York Times • Nov. 19, 2012
It was an important battle hymn the fifer played over and over again at San Jacinto.
From Time Magazine Archive
The mayor, two doctors, a shoemaker, a tailor, a chandler, a gunsmith, a drummer, and a fifer were all charged with treason and a host of other offenses.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
But the fifer of Hardt did not return home that night; and as Albert could no longer restrain his desire to prosecute his journey, he saddled his horse at break of day.
From The Banished A Swabian Historical Tale. In Three Volumes. by Hauff, Wilhelm
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