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pipe1707
Nautical. transitive. To summon (a crew) to a meal, duty, etc., by sounding the boatswain's pipe. Also intransitive and in extended use. Cf. pipe, n.1…
to pipe the side1803
Nautical. transitive. To signal or mark the arrival of (an officer, visiting official, etc.) by blowing a long rising and falling tone on the…