REED PIPE Definition & Meaning

reed pipe

noun

an organ pipe having a reed that is vibrated by air to produce the sound.

reed pipe

noun

a wind instrument, such as a clarinet or oboe, whose sound is produced by a vibrating reed
an organ pipe sounded by a vibrating reed

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Origin of reed pipe¹

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300

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He had a bushy goatee, curly brown hair tucked into a Rasta-style cap, and a set of reed pipes around his neck.

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For more than a century, the region around Sidangkou has been a hub of musical- instrument manufacturing, including traditional Chinese instruments like the sheng, a reed pipe, and the di, a bamboo flute.

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For more than a century, the region around Sidangkou has been a hub of musical instrument manufacturing, including traditional Chinese instruments like the sheng, a reed pipe, and the di, a bamboo flute.

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I thought Grover might chew up his reed pipes in anxiety, but he straightened up and brushed off his T-shirt.

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This man had a set of reed pipes and played them better than anyone I had ever heard.

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