hornpipe
- Noun. A musical instrument consisting of a wooden pipe, with holes at intervals. .
- Noun. A solo dance commonly associated with seamen, involving kicking of the legs, with the arms mostly crossed.
- Noun. A hard-shoe solo dance commonly performed in Irish stepdance, usually danced in 2/4 time.
- Noun. Music played to the hornpipe dance.
- Verb. (intransitive) To dance the hornpipe.
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