Fife
Fife (fīf) , noun
[French fifre, Old High German pfīfa, Late Latin pipa pipe, pipare to play on the pipe, from Latin pipire, pipare, to peep, pip, chirp, as a chiken. See Pipe.]
(Music) A small shrill pipe, resembling the piccolo flute, used chiefly to accompany the drum in military music.
Collocations (2)
Fife major (Military) , a noncommissioned officer who superintends the fifers of a regiment.
Fife rail (Nautical) , (a) A rail about the mast, at the deck, to hold belaying pins, etc. (b) A railing around the break of a poop deck.
Fife , intransitive verb
To play on a fife.