bagpipe

See also: Bagpipe

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbæɡˌpaɪp/

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Noun

bagpipe (plural bagpipes)

1. singular of bagpipes
2. Attributive form of bagpipes.

Derived terms

• bagpipelike
• bagpiper

Translations

bagpipes — see bagpipes

Verb

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.

Translations

to play bagpipes

Finnish: soittaa säkkipilliä Georgian: გუდასტვირი (gudasṭviri) Ido: kornamuzagar

Middle English

Alternative forms

• bagpype, bagge pipe

Etymology

From bagge +‎ pipe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaɡ(ə)ˌpiːp(ə)/

Noun

bagpipe

1. bagpipes

Descendants

• English: bagpipe, bagpipes
• Yola: big-peeps

References

• “bagge-pīpe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 6 December 2018.