Noun: hornpipe 'horn,pIp
- A British solo dance performed by sailors
"The sailor entertained the crew with a spirited hornpipe on the ship's deck"
- Music for dancing the hornpipe
"The sailors performed a lively jig to the hornpipe music"
- An ancient (now obsolete) single-reed woodwind; usually made of bone
"The museum had a rare hornpipe on display in its medieval music exhibit";
- pibgorn [archaic], stockhorn [archaic]
Derived forms: hornpipes
Type of: dance music, folk dance, folk dancing, single-reed instrument, single-reed woodwind
Encyclopedia: Hornpipe