Definitions for pennywhistle
pen·ny·whis·tle

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1. pennywhistle, tin whistle, whistlenoun

   an inexpensive fipple flute

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1. pennywhistlenoun

   A six-holed flute-like instrument with a fipple. They have approximately a two octave range (sometimes a little higher). Stereotypically, they are made out of tin, but in reality they come in all sorts of varieties, including tin, brass, nickel, cane, polymer, etc.

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1. pennywhistle

   The tin whistle, also called the penny whistle, is a simple six-holed woodwind instrument. It is a type of fipple flute, putting it in the same class as the recorder, Native American flute, and other woodwind instruments that meet such criteria. A tin whistle player is called a whistler. The tin whistle is closely associated with Irish traditional music and Celtic music. Other names for the instrument are the flageolet, English flageolet, Scottish penny whistle, tin flageolet, or Irish whistle (also Irish: feadóg stáin or feadóg).

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1. pennywhistle

   A pennywhistle, also known as a tin whistle, is a simple six-hole woodwind instrument, part of the traditional music of the British Isles. It is typically constructed of brass or tin-plated steel and often found in Irish music. The instrument is played by blowing air through a mouthpiece and covering or uncovering the holes with fingers to produce different pitches and notes.

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1. Pennywhistle

   "Pennywhistle" is the second track on Watch Me Disappear, the fourth studio album by Australian band Augie March. The song was released digitally on 16 September 2008, with the hard copy released in Australia on 27 September 2008.

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1. • Fipple Flute

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How to pronounce pennywhistle?

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How to say pennywhistle in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of pennywhistle in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of pennywhistle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=pennywhistle
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Pennywhistle
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennywhistle
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=pennywhistle
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=pennywhistle