What's the difference between hornpike and hornpipe?

Hornpike


Definition:

  • (n.) The garfish.

Example Sentences:

Hornpipe


Definition:

  • (n.) An instrument of music formerly popular in Wales, consisting of a wooden pipe, with holes at intervals. It was so called because the bell at the open end was sometimes made of horn.
  • (n.) A lively tune played on a hornpipe, for dancing; a tune adapted for such playing.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Photograph: Allstar Prithee, avert thine brain, for this Canadian-Irish production does dance a merry hornpipe upon the very phizog of historical accuracy.
  • (2) The Sailor's Hornpipe interpolation Let's Go Crazy incl.
  • (3) The Sailor's Hornpipe interpolation Dreamer More Than This (instrumental) Colonized Mind Guitar Plectrum Electrum Chaos And Disorder Full setlist, show 2 Raspberry Beret (acoustic) Train In Vain (acoustic) Funknroll (acoustic) Pretzelbodylogic (acoustic) Play That Funky Music .

Words possibly related to "hornpike"

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