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fipple flute
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noun Music.
a recorder or other flutelike instrument equipped with a fipple.
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Origin of fipple flute
First recorded in 1910–15
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How to use fipple flute in a sentence
The old English fipple flute, or flte bec, is described under the headings Recorder and Flageolet.
British Dictionary definitions for fipple flute
fipple flute
noun
an end-blown flute provided with a fipple, such as the recorder or flageolet
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