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单词 piob mhor
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piob mhorn.

Brit. /piːb ˈvɔː/, /piːb ˈmɔː/, U.S. /pib ˈvɔr/, /pib ˈmɔr/
Forms: 1800s– piob mhor, 1900s– piob mohr, 1900s– pìob-mhór.
Origin: A borrowing from Scottish Gaelic. Etymon: Scottish Gaelic pìob mhór.
Etymology: < Scottish Gaelic pìob mhór < pìob pipe n.1 + mhór , feminine of mór large (see mere adj.1).In Scottish Gaelic the name of the instrument is contrasted with pìob bheag , literally ‘small pipe’, the Scottish equivalent of the uillean pipes (compare small-pipes n. at small adj. and n.2 Compounds 4, uillean pipes n.). N.E.D.(1906) gives the pronunciations (pīp vōə·r, pī:əb vōə·ɹ) /piːp ˈvɔər/, /ˌpiːəb voːr/.
The Highland bagpipe.
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1790 E. Ledwich Antiq. Ireland 241 Having obtained this instrument from Britain, the Irish retained its original name, and called it piob-mala, or Bag-pipes.]
1838 A. MacKay Coll. Anc. Piobaireachd or Highland Pipe Music 5 When the infirmities accompanying a protracted life, prevented him handling his favourite Piob-mhor, he would sit on the sunny braes, and run over the notes on the staff.
1845 New Statist. Acct. Scotl. XIV. 339 The names of some of the caves and knolls in the vicinity still point out the spots where the scholars used to practise, respectively on the chanter, the small pipe, and the Piob mhor, or large bagpipe.
1901 W. L. Manson Highland Bagpipe i. 10 The Piob Mohr is not now an agency to be reckoned with by any one who wishes to explore the hills and glens.
1920 Glasgow Herald 1 May 6 The clan is no more..; but the piobmohr remains.., and in its music there may be heard..the romance, and the tragedy, and the beauty of the story of the Scottish Highlands.
1968 J. Arnold Shell Bk. Country Crafts 316 At this juncture it is convenient to define the features which distinguish the various pipes to be heard in Britain. They are the Great Pipes, or Piob Mhor, the Reel Pipes, [etc.].
2001 Scotsman (Nexis) 17 Sept. 18 The piob mhor, the great Highland bagpipe, has spread throughout much of the world in the wake of British imperialism.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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