pibgorn

noun

pib·​gorn

ˈpibˌgȯrn

variants or less commonly pibcorn

-ˌkȯrn

plural -s

: an obsolete Welsh single-reed woodwind instrument similar to the hornpipe

Word History

Etymology

Welsh, from pib pipe + corn horn

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