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fife
{v} to play on a fife
fife
{n} a small pipe or wind instrument of music
Fife
A traditional county of Scotland now a Unitary Authority, situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with landward boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire
fife
A small shrill pipe, resembling the piccolo flute, used chiefly to accompany the drum in military music
fife
A fife is a musical instrument like a small flute. A region of eastern Scotland between the Firths of Forth and Tay. It was once a Pict kingdom. a region in eastern Scotland between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth. a musical instrument like a small flute, often played in military bands (pfeife ). Council area (pop., 2001: 349,249) and historic county, eastern Scotland. An ancient Pictish kingdom, Fife became one of Scotland's leading provinces and one of the kingdom's seven earldoms. Modern Fife consists largely of an agricultural northeast and an industrial southwest. Coal mining long dominated its industry but has all but ceased; manufacturing and light industries now predominate. The service sector includes consulting services for Scotland's petroleum industry. Fife's administrative headquarters is Glenrothes
fife
a small transverse (side-blown) flute, used in America in the fife and drum corps that historically accompanied local militias
fife
a small high-pitched flute similar to a piccolo; has a shrill tone and is used chiefly to accompany drums in a marching band
fife
A miniature Flute that has a narrower bore which produces a shrill and louder sound It is held transversely and has been associated with British military bands
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fife
{i} flute-like instrument
fife
A woodwind instrument usually played by a young boy (or a man too old to fight) Specific tunes were played to tell soldiers what tasks to perform For instance, the tune to wake soldiers up was "Reveille," and the tune to call them to eat was "Roast Beef of Old England " During battle, a fife could be heard over the roar of mortars and cannon A drummer sometimes accompanied the fifer
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