hornpipe

Definition of Hornpipe in English :

1. hornpipe

a British solo dance performed by sailors

2. hornpipe

music for dancing the hornpipe

3. hornpipe, pibgorn, stockhorn

an ancient (now obsolete) single-reed woodwind; usually made of bone

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Hornpipe

noun

1.

an obsolete reed instrument with a mouthpiece made of horn

2.

an old British solo dance to a hornpipe accompaniment, traditionally performed by sailors

3.

a piece of music for such a dance

noun

1.

an obsolete wind instrument with a bell and mouthpiece made of horn

2.

a lively dance to the music of the hornpipe, formerly popular with sailors

3.

music for this

n.

1. A musical instrument with a single reed, finger holes, and a bell and mouthpiece made of horn.

2.

a. A spirited British folk dance originally accompanied by this instrument.

b. The music accompanying such a dance.