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We found 8 dictionaries that define the word hornpipes:

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  1. hornpipes: Merriam-Webster
  2. hornpipes: Collins English Dictionary
  3. hornpipes: Vocabulary.com
  4. hornpipes: Wordnik
  5. hornpipes: Wiktionary
  6. hornpipes: Dictionary.com
  7. hornpipes: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. hornpipes: Encyclopedia

(Note: See hornpipe as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (hornpipe)

noun:  (music) A musical instrument consisting of a wooden pipe, with holes at intervals.
noun:  A solo dance commonly associated with seamen, involving kicking of the legs, with the arms mostly crossed.
noun:  A hard-shoe solo dance commonly performed in Irish stepdance, usually danced in 2/4 time.
noun:  Music played to the hornpipe dance
verb:  (intransitive) To dance the hornpipe.
▸ Also see hornpipe


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