a slide whistle

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Definition of a slide whistle in English English dictionary: swanee whistle
slide whistle: A wind instrument consisting of a fipple like a recorder's and a tube with a piston in it, the pitch being varied with a slide, commonly used as a sound effect to accompany pratfalls in slapstick
slide whistle: (Muzik) A slide whistle (variously known as a swanee whistle, piston flute or less commonly jazz flute) is a wind instrument consisting of a fipple like a recorder's and a tube with a piston in it. It thus has an air reed like some woodwinds, but varies the pitch with a slide. Because the air column is cylindrical and open at one end and closed at the other, it overblows the third harmonic

a slide whistle

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a slide whis·tle

ı slayd hwîsıl

/ə ˈslīd ˈhwəsəl/ /ə ˈslaɪd ˈhwɪsəl/

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