"hornpipe" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hornpipes [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English hornpipe, hornpype, hornepipe, equivalent to horn + pipe; so called because the bell at the open end was sometimes made of horn. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|hornpipe}} Middle English hornpipe, {{af|en|horn|pipe}} horn + pipe Head templates: {{en-noun}} hornpipe (plural hornpipes)
  1. (music) A musical instrument consisting of a wooden pipe, with holes at intervals. Categories (topical): Musical instruments
    Sense id: en-hornpipe-en-noun-xG8Hy5DX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 12 31 30 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 25 12 30 31 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 13 30 33 1 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  2. A solo dance commonly associated with seamen, involving kicking of the legs, with the arms mostly crossed.
    Sense id: en-hornpipe-en-noun-kivlGkKj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 12 31 30 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 25 12 30 31 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 13 30 33 1
  3. A hard-shoe solo dance commonly performed in Irish stepdance, usually danced in 2/4 time.
    Sense id: en-hornpipe-en-noun-b6d2icmy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 12 31 30 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 25 12 30 31 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 13 30 33 1
  4. Music played to the hornpipe dance Categories (topical): Dances
    Sense id: en-hornpipe-en-noun-KadwuCn6 Disambiguation of Dances: 15 16 24 36 9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 12 31 30 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 25 12 30 31 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 13 30 33 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: hornpiper, hornpipist

Verb

Forms: hornpipes [present, singular, third-person], hornpiping [participle, present], hornpiped [participle, past], hornpiped [past]
Etymology: From Middle English hornpipe, hornpype, hornepipe, equivalent to horn + pipe; so called because the bell at the open end was sometimes made of horn. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|hornpipe}} Middle English hornpipe, {{af|en|horn|pipe}} horn + pipe Head templates: {{en-verb}} hornpipe (third-person singular simple present hornpipes, present participle hornpiping, simple past and past participle hornpiped)
  1. (intransitive) To dance the hornpipe. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-hornpipe-en-verb-4ayr4TMC

Inflected forms

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