rauschpfeife

noun

rausch·​pfei·​fe

ˈrau̇shˌ(p)fīfə

plural rauschpfeifes also rauschpfeifen

1

: any of various loud 16th-century German shawms with wind caps

2

Rauschpfeife : an organ mixture stop with pipes of 2′ pitch and 1 ¹/₃′ pitch

Word History

Etymology

German, from rausch reed + pfeife pipe

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