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fife noun & verb. M16.
[German Pfeife PIPE noun1 or French fifre from Swiss German Pfifre (German Pfeifer PIPER).]
A. noun.
A kind of small shrill flute, used chiefly along with drums in military music. M16.
A player of this instrument. M16.
The sound of this instrument. E17.
b. verb.
verb intrans. Play the fife. L16.
verb trans. Play (an air etc.) on the fife. L19.