3 entries under this word

Fife

Fīfe, n.

noun

n. [O. H. Ger. pfifa, N. H. Ger. pfeife, Fr. fifre, Gris. fifa, L. Lat. pipa, pipe, pipare, to play on the pipe, Lat. pipire, pipare, to peep, pip, chirp, as a chicken. Cf. PIPE.] (Mus.) A small pipe used as a wind-instrument, chiefly to accompany the drum in a military band.

Fīfe, v. i.

verbintransitive

[imp. & p. p. FIFED (fīft); p. pr. & vb. n. FIFING.] To play on a fife.

Fīfe, v. t.

verbtransitive

To play on a fife, as a tune.