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hornpipe

noun

Meaning

  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
  5. To dance the hornpipe.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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