PENNYWHISTLE

pennywhistle, tin whistle, whistle

(noun) an inexpensive fipple flute

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

pennywhistle (plural pennywhistles)

(music) 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.

Synonyms

• tin whistle

Source: Wiktionary

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