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fipple flute

noun Music.

a recorder or other flutelike instrument equipped with a fipple.

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Words nearby fipple flute

fiord, fiorin, fioritura, fippenny bit, fipple, fipple flute, fiqh, fir, firbank, firbolg, firdausi

Origin of fipple flute

First recorded in 1910–15
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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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