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CHANTER
chanter, melody pipe
(noun) reed pipe with finger holes on which the melody is played
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
chanter (plural chanters)
One who chants or sings.
A priest who sings in a chantry.
The pipe of a bagpipe on which the melody is played.
The hedge sparrow.
(archaic) One who sells horses fraudulently, exaggerating their merits.
Anagrams
• tranche
Source: Wiktionary
Chant"er, n. Etym: [Cf. F. chanteur.]
1. One who chants; a singer or songster. Pope.
2. The chief singer of the chantry. J. Gregory.
3. The flute or finger pipe in a bagpipe. See Bagpipe.
4. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The hedge sparrow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CHRONIC
(adjective) being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering; “chronic indigestion”; “a chronic shortage of funds”; “a chronic invalid”
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