penny whistle

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Definition of penny whistle in English English dictionary

a musical instrument like a small pipe with six holes, that you play by blowing = tin whistle

Related Terms

penny whistles

plural form of penny whistle

pennywhistle

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

pennywhistle

an inexpensive fipple flute

pennywhistle

A cheap tin flute

Hyphenation

pen·ny whis·tle

Turkish pronunciation

peni hwîsıl

Pronunciation

/ˈpenē ˈhwəsəl/ /ˈpɛniː ˈhwɪsəl/