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hornpipes

hornpipes is the plural of hornpipe.

Meaning of hornpipe

Noun

hornpipe (plural hornpipes)

  1. A musical instrument consisting of a wooden pipe, with holes at intervals.
  2. A solo dance commonly associated with seamen, involving kicking of the legs, with the arms mostly crossed.
  3. A hard-shoe solo dance commonly performed in Irish stepdance, usually danced in 2/4 time.
  4. Music played to the hornpipe dance

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Questions about hornpipes

What is hornpipes the plural of?
Hornpipes is the plural of hornpipe.

Words near hornpipes in the dictionary

  1. hornpikes
  2. hornpipe
  3. hornpiped
  4. hornpiper
  5. hornpipers
  6. hornpipes
  7. hornpiping
  8. hornpipist
  9. hornpipists
  10. hornpout
  11. hornpouts

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