Etymology
Origin of pipy
Example Sentences
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Wye, wye, chir—'tis the little linnet sings; Weet, weet, weet—how his pipy treble trills!
From The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume VI The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century by Rogers, Charles
There was Ophelia, and there was Wilfred in Rokeby—only she was a woman, and he was pipy.
From The Pillars of the House, V1 by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
"I can scarce agree with you, Sir Richard," said he in a thin, pipy voice.
From The Golden Galleon BEING A NARRATIVE OF THE ADVENTURES OF MASTER GILBERT OGLANDER, AND OF HOW, IN THE YEAR 1591, HE FOUGHT UNDER THE GALLANT SIR by Leighton, Robert
They did not dare to disobey, but went off slowly with sulky footsteps, muttering to one another that Miss Fosbrook always took pipy Betty's part; Nurse said so, and they wished Mamma was at home.
From The Stokesley Secret by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
"Christabel," said a little voice, when all the others were gone, "I shall never be pipy again."
From The Stokesley Secret by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
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