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bagpipe

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See also: Bagpipe

English

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbæɡˌpaɪp/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

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bagpipe (plural bagpipes)

  1. singular of bagpipes
  2. attributive form of bagpipes

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Verb

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bagpipe (third-person singular simple present bagpipes, present participle bagpiping, simple past and past participle bagpiped)

  1. To play the bagpipes.
  2. (nautical) To lay (the mizzen) aback by bringing the sheet to the mizzen rigging.
  3. (slang) To masturbate a person's penis in one's armpit.
    • 2006, George K. Ilsley, ManBug, page 91:
      Until he met Sebastian, Tom had never even heard of bagpiping, and is generally too ticklish to be really good at it.

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Etymology

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From bagge +‎ pipe.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbaɡ(ə)piːp(ə)/

Noun

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bagpipe

  1. bagpipes

Descendants

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  • English: bagpipe, bagpipes
  • Yola: big-peeps (misspelled)

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