hornpipe

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

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