Nautical. A boatswain's whistle; the sounding of this as a call to the crew. Cf. pipe, v.1 4a. Cf. also Pipes, n.
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| 释义 | society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > wind instrument > pipe > [noun] > whistle > call or boatswain's whistle (2) pipe1638 Nautical. A boatswain's whistle; the sounding of this as a call to the crew. Cf. pipe, v.1 4a. Cf. also Pipes, n. call1671 A whistle or pipe used to sound a summons or other signal, esp. one used by a boatswain (see boatswain, n. compounds 1). Now rare. |
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