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Word: Fife
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 16th century: from German Pfeife ‘pipe’, or from French fifre from Swiss German Pfifer ‘piper’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
fʌɪf
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a kind of small shrill flute used with the drum in military bands.
Short Definition:kind of small shrill flute used with drum in military bands
Word: Fife
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
fʌɪf
Dialects: British English
Definition:
play the fife.
Short Definition:play fife
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