hornpipe

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horn·pipe /ˈhɔːnpaɪp $ ˈhɔːrn-/ noun [countable]  APDa traditional dance performed by sailors, or the music for this dance 〔水手跳的〕角笛舞；角笛舞曲

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hornpipe• She heard his uncertain footsteps on the stairs and he was humming a hornpipe under his breath.• Jig, reel, and hornpipe were all I could come up with.• Traditionally every hornpipe begins as the sailors come on deck and dance figures-of-eight round the bollards before setting to work.• The conductor often allows heavy, clumsy-sounding accentuation, for example in the bass air, where he misses the jaunty hornpipe rhythm.

horn·pipe nounChineseSyllable  

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hornpipe
horn‧pipe /ˈhɔːnpaɪp $ ˈhɔːrn-/ noun [countable]
a traditional dance performed by sailors, or the music for this dance

horn·pipeBrE /ˈhɔːnpaɪp/ 🔊NAmE /ˈhɔːrnpaɪp/ 🔊 nouna fast dance for one person, traditionally performed by sailors; the music for the dance 号笛舞（水手传统单人舞）；号笛舞乐