noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A six-holed flute-like instrument with a fipple. They have approximately a two octave range (sometimes a little higher). Stereotypically, they are made out of tin, but in reality they come in all sorts of varieties, including tin, brass, nickel, cane, polymer, etc.
2. 2
   an inexpensive fipple flute wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

tin whistletin whistlewhistle

Etymology

From penny + whistle.

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