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agony-pipe

agony-pipe noun: a clarinet.

Noun

agony-pipe (plural agony-pipes)

  1. (jazz slang) A clarinet.
    • This was that same agony-pipe, which, in the German rhapsody, wails its way into the most exciting of all symphonic expressions of the jazz idiom...1957, Metronome, volume 74, page 17

Forms of agony-pipe

pluralagony-pipes

Questions about agony-pipe

What does agony-pipe mean?
Agony-pipe means a clarinet.
What part of speech is agony-pipe?
Agony-pipe is a noun.
What is the plural of agony-pipe?
The plural of agony-pipe is agony-pipes.

Words near agony-pipe in the dictionary

  1. agony boxes
  2. agony column
  3. agony columns
  4. agony uncle
  5. agony uncles
  6. agony-pipe
  7. agony-pipes
  8. Agoo
  9. agood
  10. Agopian
  11. Agopians

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