shepherd's pipe

Definitions of shepherd's pipe

1. noun

   a small bagpipe formerly popular in France
   synonyms: musette

   type of:

   bagpipe

   a tubular wind instrument; the player blows air into a bag and squeezes it out through the drone
2. noun

   a small fipple flute with four finger holes and two thumb holes
   synonyms: flageolet, treble recorder

   types:

   tabor pipe

   a small fipple flute that is played with the left hand while the right hand is free to beat a tabor

   type of:

   fipple flute, fipple pipe, recorder, vertical flute

   a tubular wind instrument with 8 finger holes and a fipple mouthpiece