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n. A musical instrument with a single reed, finger holes, and a bell and mouthpiece made of horn.

n. A spirited British folk dance originally accompanied by this instrument.

n. The music accompanying such a dance.

n. A musical instrument consisting of a wooden pipe, with holes at intervals.

n. A solo dance commonly associated with seamen, involving kicking of the legs, with the arms mostly crossed.

n. A hard-shoe solo dance commonly performed in Irish stepdance, usually danced in 2/4 time.

n. Music played to the hornpipe dance

v. To dance the hornpipe.

n. An instrument of music formerly popular in Wales, consisting of a wooden pipe, with holes at intervals. It was so called because the bell at the open end was sometimes made of horn.

n. A lively tune played on a hornpipe, for dancing; a tune adapted for such playing.

n. A musical instrument formerly used in England and Wales, perhaps the precursor of the English horn.

n. An English country-dance of varied and hilarious character, usually performed by one person, and very popular among sailors.

n. Music for such a dance or in its style.

n. a British solo dance performed by sailors

n. music for dancing the hornpipe

n. an ancient (now obsolete) single-reed woodwind; usually made of bone

"Howsomdever, my lady, if you and the young ladies and Sir Henry please, and Miss Julia will just strike up a bit of a tune, I'll shuffle my feet about and show you what we call a hornpipe at sea."

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