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piping the side

piping the side is the present participle and gerund of pipe the side.

Meaning of pipe the side

Verb

pipe the side (third-person singular simple present pipes the side, present participle piping the side, simple past and past participle piped the side)

  1. (UK) To salute a distinguished visitor arriving on a warship by playing the boatswain's pipe.

Questions about piping the side

What is piping the side the present participle and gerund of?
Piping the side is the present participle and gerund of pipe the side.

Words near piping the side in the dictionary

  1. piping plover
  2. piping plovers
  3. piping shrike
  4. piping shrikes
  5. piping the eye
  6. piping the side
  7. piping times
  8. piping times of peace
  9. piping up
  10. pipingly
  11. pipings

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