fipple flute

noun Music.

a recorder or other flutelike instrument equipped with a fipple.

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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