ду́дка — meaning in English

English meaning

• fife noun A small, high-pitched flute-like instrument traditionally played alongside drums in military music.
• pipe noun A rigid tube used to carry water, gas, or other fluids.

Senses

ду́дка is used for these senses in English:

• fife A small shrill pipe, resembling the piccolo flute, used chiefly to accompany the drum in military music
• pipe (woodwind instrument) A wind instrument consisting of a tube, often lined with holes to allow for adjustment in pitch, sounded by blowing into the tube. [from 10th c.]

fife — full definition

1. noun A small, high-pitched flute-like instrument traditionally played alongside drums in military music.
2. num In radio and military spelling alphabets, a way of saying "five" clearly to avoid confusion with "fire" or "nine."

pipe — full definition

1. noun A rigid tube used to carry water, gas, or other fluids.
2. noun A small bowl-and-stem device used for smoking tobacco.
3. verb To carry a liquid or piece of information along a channel from one place to another.

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