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pitchpipes

pitchpipes is the plural of pitchpipe.

Meaning of pitchpipe

Noun

pitchpipe (plural pitchpipes)

  1. A small pipe used to set the pitch for an instrument, song etc.
    • The lady with the spiritual bent blew a pitchpipe and the choir members began singing lustily, “Oh, Jesus, walk by my side, / Then I always, always be satisfied.”1963 (date written), John Kennedy Toole, A Confederacy of Dunces, London: Penguin Books, published 1980 (1981 printing), →ISBN

Questions about pitchpipes

What is pitchpipes the plural of?
Pitchpipes is the plural of pitchpipe.

Words near pitchpipes in the dictionary

  1. pitchperson
  2. pitchpersons
  3. pitchpine
  4. pitchpines
  5. pitchpipe
  6. pitchpipes
  7. pitchpole
  8. pitchpoled
  9. pitchpoles
  10. pitchpoling
  11. pitchpoll

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