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Fife : (noun)
1: a small high-pitched flute similar to a piccolo; has a
shrill tone and is used chiefly to accompany drums in a
marching band
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Fife : \Fife\, n. [F. fifre, OHG. pf[=i]fa, LL. pipa pipe, pipare
to play on the pipe, fr. L. pipire, pipare, to peep, pip,
chirp, as a chiken. See Pipe.] (Mus.)
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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Fife : \Fife\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Fifed; p. pr. & vb. n.
fifing.]
To play on a fife.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Fife, TX
Zip code(s): 76825
Fife, WA (city, FIPS 23795)
Location: 47.23995 N, 122.36136 W
Population (1990): 3864 (2152 housing units)
Area: 7.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 98424
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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