bagpipe

: a musical instrument that is played especially in Scotland and that has a bag, a tube for blowing air into the bag, and pipes where the air leaves and makes sounds

◊ The musical instrument is usually referred to by the plural bagpipes.

• He's learning to play the bagpipes.

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◊ In U.S. English, the singular bagpipe is also used.

• We heard the sound of a bagpipe.

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◊ In both U.S. and British English, bagpipe is sometimes used before another noun.

• bagpipe music

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