blockflute
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English
Etymology
From the fipple plug ("block") that constricts the mount of the instrument + flute. Corresponds to German Blockflöte, Dutch blokfluit, Danish blokfløjte, Swedish blockflöjt, Icelandic blokkflauta, Norwegian blokkfløyte.
Noun
blockflute (plural blockflutes)
- (music) A musical instrument of the woodwind family constructed using a fipple plug; a recorder.