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pitch-pipe
ˈpitch-pipe [f. pitch n.2 23 + pipe n.1] A small musical pipe, blown by the mouth (either a flue-pipe or a reed-pipe, and either sounding a fixed note or adjustable to different notes), used to set the pitch for singing or tuning an instrument.1711 Steele Spect. No. 228 ¶6 Caius Gracchus..had an ing...
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Pitch pipe
A pitch pipe is a small device used to provide a pitch reference for musicians. Although it may be described as a musical instrument, it is not typically used to play music as such. Technically, it is a harmonica; however, it lacks many characteristics of harmonicas. Origins The earliest pitch pipes...
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pitchfork
▪ I. pitchfork, n.1 (ˈpɪtʃfɔːk) Forms: 5 pych-, pycche-, 6 pyche-, pytche-, pitche-, 6– pitchfork, etc. [Also (in earlier use) pickfork, dial. pikefork, app. orig. f. pick n.1, pike n.1; afterwards associated with pitch v.1, from its use in pitching sheaves, etc.] A long-handled fork with two sharp ...
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shine
▪ I. shine, n.1 (ʃaɪn) [f. shine v. Cf. sheen n.1 WGer. had a synonymous form derived from the vb.: OS., OHG. scîn (Du. schijn, MHG. schîn, mod.G. schein); also OE. sc{iacu}n spectre (if the vowel be long).] 1. a. Brightness or radiance shed by a luminary or an illuminant.a 1529 Skelton P. Sparowe 1...
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