fifes in English

noun

1

a kind of small shrill flute used especially with the drum in military bands.

The air came alive with the shrill whistling of the fifes , and the drums began pounding in rhythm with my heart.

verb

1

play the fife.

His deep interest in Irish culture and music prompted his research into the Lambeg drumming and fifing traditions of Ulster.

Use "fifes" in a sentence

1. All agreed that cobras respond to some musical tones, from musical pipes or fifes.

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