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bagpipe

/ˈbæɡˌpaɪp/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.35 in modern English

Syllables
bag-pipe
IPA
/ˈbæɡˌpaɪp/
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

singular of bagpipes

noun

Attributive form of bagpipes.

verb

To play the bagpipes.

verb

To lay (the mizzen) aback by bringing the sheet to the mizzen rigging.

verb

To masturbate a person's penis in one's armpit.

Slang

noun

A British Rail Class 33/1 locomotive.

British usage

Example Sentences

Etymology

In allusion to the subclass' jumper cables, which were installed on both ends to allow push-pull operation.

Usage

Inflected Forms

bagpipes (plural) bagpipes (present, singular) bagpiping (participle, present) bagpiped (participle, past) bagpiped (past)

Derived Forms

bagpipelike bagpiper

Phrases

Slim Jim

Frequently Paired Words

Crompton Slim Jim

Questions

How do you pronounce bagpipe?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbæɡˌpaɪp/.
What does bagpipe mean?
singular of bagpipes
Where does bagpipe come from?
In allusion to the subclass' jumper cables, which were installed on both ends to allow push-pull operation.

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