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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
hornpipe/ˈhɔːnpʌɪp/

▶noun a lively dance associated with sailors, typically performed by one person.

■ a piece of music for a hornpipe.

– origin ME (denoting a wind instrument made of horn, played to accompany dancing): from horn + pipe.

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