tuning pipe

noun

1. pitch pipe.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tuning pipe¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

It was not unlike to the sound made by a boy with a tuning pipe.

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First, tune 3C by tuning pipe, or as directed.

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The tuner should carry with him a tuning pipe or fork tuned to 3C in one or the other of these pitches.

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