bagpipe

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bagpipe¹

  • /ˈbæɡˌpaɪp/

noun bagpipes

  1. singular singular of bagpipes
  2. attributive Attributive form of bagpipes

verb bagpipes · bagpiping · bagpiped

  1. To play the bagpipes.
  2. To lay (the mizzen) aback by bringing the sheet to the mizzen rigging.
  3. slang To masturbate a person's penis in one's armpit. Until he met Sebastian, Tom had never even heard of bagpiping, and is generally too ticklish to be really good at it.

Bagpipe²

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In allusion to the subclass' jumper cables, which were installed on both ends to allow push-pull operation.

noun Bagpipes

  1. UK A British Rail Class 33/1 locomotive.

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@misc{bagpipe_2026,
  title = {bagpipe},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bagpipe},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}