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pitch pipe

noun

  1. a small flute or reed pipe producing one or more pitches when blown into, used chiefly for establishing the proper pitch in singing or in tuning a musical instrument.


pitch pipe

noun

  1. a small pipe, esp one having a reed like a harmonica, that sounds a note or notes of standard frequency. It is used for establishing the correct starting note for unaccompanied singing
“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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Word History and Origins

Origin of pitch pipe1

First recorded in 1705–15
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Example Sentences

Both it and the pitch-pipe used by him as leader of the choir are now resting silent in Memorial Hall.

He fumbled for his pitch-pipe, and arose with a confused intention of attempting a musical exorcism.

We cannot believe that even Caius Gracchus could, when he was warmed by passion, have listened to Licinius's pitch-pipe.

Then begins the hollow and flute-like modulation of a pitch-pipe within the great building.

He was also the first to use the pitch-pipe in order to ensure some degree of certainty in "striking up the tune" in church.

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