reed pipe

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noun

an organ pipe having a reed that is vibrated by air to produce the sound.

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Origin of reed pipe

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300

Words nearby reed pipe

Reedley, reedling, reed mace, reedman, reed organ, reed pipe, Reed-Sternberg cell, reed stop, reeducate, reed warbler, reedy

How to use reed pipe in a sentence

I was drawn to The Class for different reasons—chiefly, the pipe dream of achieving a tighter and tauter backside.
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“We quietly did,” Reed previously told The Daily Beast of removing ISIS.
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He gets up and goes over to their table and introduces himself, and he says, ‘Hello, I’m Oliver Reed.
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And then I said, ‘Well, chief, when the admiral comes aboard, the first mate has to pipe him in.’
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It would be like if after the 40th pipe in Flappy Bird was a scarecrow.
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Aristide washed and powdered Jean himself, the landlord lounging by, pipe in mouth, administering suggestions.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
Drone: the largest tube of a bag-pipe, giving forth a dull heavy tone.
Gulliver's Travels|Jonathan Swift
The pipe has a modern look and is altogether unlike those found by the English in use among the Indians in Virginia.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
“Now this is what I call real felicity,” observed the major, pulling out a pipe which he proceeded to fill.
Hunting the Lions|R.M. Ballantyne
“With pleasure, my dear fellow,” said the major puffing vigorously for a few moments to get his pipe well alight.
Hunting the Lions|R.M. Ballantyne

British Dictionary definitions for reed pipe

reed pipe

noun

a wind instrument, such as a clarinet or oboe, whose sound is produced by a vibrating reed

an organ pipe sounded by a vibrating reed

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