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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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