"pennywhistle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pennywhistles [plural]
Etymology: From penny + whistle. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|penny|whistle}} penny + whistle Head templates: {{en-noun}} pennywhistle (plural pennywhistles)
  1. (music) A six-holed flute-like instrument with a fipple. They have approximately a two octave range (sometimes a little higher). Stereotypically, they are made out of tin, but in reality they come in all sorts of varieties, including tin, brass, nickel, cane, polymer, etc. Categories (topical): Music Synonyms: tin whistle, penny whistle Translations (instrument): tinapilli (Finnish), свисту́лька (svistúlʹka) [feminine] (Russian)

Inflected forms

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