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English
Pronunciation
Noun
bagpipe (plural bagpipes)
- singular of bagpipes
- attributive form of bagpipes
Translations
Verb
bagpipe (third-person singular simple present bagpipes, present participle bagpiping, simple past and past participle bagpiped)
- To play the bagpipes.
- (nautical) To lay (the mizzen) aback by bringing the sheet to the mizzen rigging.
- (slang) To masturbate a person's penis in one's armpit.
2006, George K. Ilsley, ManBug, page 91:Until he met Sebastian, Tom had never even heard of bagpiping, and is generally too ticklish to be really good at it.
Translations
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From bagge + pipe.
Pronunciation
Noun
bagpipe
- bagpipes
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