"tin whistle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tin whistles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} tin whistle (plural tin whistles)
  1. (music) A small, high-pitched metal whistle with six holes that is blown using a fipple. Categories (topical): Music Synonyms: pennywhistle, penny whistle Translations (small, high-pitched whistle): свисту́лька (svistúlʹka) [feminine] (Russian)

Inflected forms

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