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fife Definition


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fife
noun
    1. A small type of flute played in military bands.
      Example: with his musket, fife and drum
verb
    intr
    fifed, fifing
    1. To play on the fife.
Derivative: fifer
noun
    A fife player.
Etymology: 15c: from German pfifa pipe or French fifre fifer, both from Latin pipare to cheep.



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