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English: Illustration from 1908 Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary.
Bagpipe, n. a musical wind-instrument, consisting of a leathern bag fitted with pipes. The Highland bagpipe has five pipes: a, the mouthpiece, to keep the bag filled with air; b, the chanter, having a reed and finger-holes to produce the melody; and c, three drones with reeds, tuned to act as a bass to the chanter |
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| Source | Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language |
| Author | Rev. Thomas Davidson 1856-1923 (ed.) |
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