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Word: hornpipe (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • A musical instrument consisting of a wooden pipe, with holes at intervals.
  • a hard-shoe solo dance commonly performed in Irish stepdance.
  • A solo dance commonly associated with seamen, involving kicking of the legs, with the arms mostly crossed.
  • Music played to the hornpipe dance

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Verb:

  • intransitive To dance the hornpipe.

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