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uilleann pipe

noun
uil·​leann pipe | \ ˈilə̇n-\

Definition of uilleann pipe

: an Irish bagpipe with air supplied by a bellows held under and worked by the elbow

First Known Use of uilleann pipe

1906, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for uilleann pipe

partial translation of Irish Gaelic píb uilleann; uilleann from Irish Gaelic, genitive singular of uillinn elbow, from Old Irish uilen; akin to Old English eln ell

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