PIBROCHS

Noun

pibrochs

plural of pibroch

Source: Wiktionary


PIBROCH

Pi"broch, n. Etym: [Gael. piobaireachd pipe music, fr. piobair a piper, fr. pioba pipe, bagpipe, from English. See Pipe, n.]

Definition: A Highland air, suited to the particular passion which the musician would either excite or assuage; generally applied to those airs that are played on the bagpipe before the Highlanders when they go out to battle. Jamieson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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