Thesaurus: fife

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1. n. A small shrill pipe, resembling the piccolo flute, used chiefly to accompany the drum in military music.
2. v. i. To play on a fife.
3. n. a small high-pitched flute similar to a piccolo; has a shrill tone and is used chiefly to accompany drums in a marching band
4. A small shrill pipe, resembling the piccolo flute, used chiefly to accompany the drum in military music. Fife major (Mil.), a noncommissioned officer who superintends the fifers of a regiment. -- Fife rail. (Naut.) (a) A rail about the mast, at the deck, to hold belaying pins, etc. (b) A railing around the break of a poop deck. To play on a fife.
5. A small shrill pipe, resembling the piccolo flute, used chieflyto accompany the drum in military music. Fife major (Mil.), anoncommissioned officer who superintends the fifers of a regiment.-- Fife rail. (Naut.) (a) A rail about the mast, at the deck, tohold belaying pins, etc. (b) A railing around the break of a poopdeck.
6. n:100 n. a small high-pitched flute similar to a piccolo; has a shrill tone and is used chiefly to accompany drums in a marching band