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union pipes

union pipes is the dated form of uilleann pipes.

Meaning of uilleann pipes

Noun

uilleann pipes pl (normally plural, singular uilleann pipe)

  1. (plural, plural-normally) The bagpipes of Ireland, which have a bellows strapped around the wrist and arm to inflate the bag rather than the player blowing to do so.

Questions about union pipes

What is union pipes the dated form of?
Union pipes is the dated form of uilleann pipes.

Words near union pipes in the dictionary

  1. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
  2. Union of the Comoros
  3. Union Oil
  4. Union Oils
  5. Union Parish
  6. union pipes
  7. Union Road
  8. union shop
  9. union shops
  10. Union Springs
  11. Union Square

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