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penny whistle

British  

noun

  1. Also called: tin whistle. a type of flageolet with six finger holes, esp a cheap one made of metal

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Opening track "Sat In Your Lap" featured then-Buggles member Geoff Downes contributing robotic horns via the Fairlight, while "Night of the Swallow" boasts Uilleann Pipes and a penny whistle.

From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2022

The group fell quiet as he produced a penny whistle and played a haunting, ethereal melody followed by Cooley’s Reel, a popular Celtic tune.

From Science Magazine ● Jul. 6, 2022

He taught himself to play the penny whistle, flute and oud and sang in a boy’s school group.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 16, 2021

We're not saying this is the best Metallica cover you've ever heard played on a penny whistle, but we reckon it must at least be in the top one.

From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2020

“You the only one. You’re smart to stay away from the general store, though. You go there, your pockets empty real fast. They got the prices so high, even a penny whistle costs two bits!”

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland

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