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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
fife/fʌɪf/

▶noun a kind of small shrill flute used with the drum in military bands.

– derivatives
fifer noun.

– origin C16: from Ger. Pfeife ‘pipe’, or from Fr. fifre from Swiss Ger. Pfifer ‘piper’.

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