fife /ˈfaɪf/
 橫笛,吹橫笛(vi.)(vt.)吹橫笛


 Fife n.  Mus. A small shrill pipe, resembling the piccolo flute, used chiefly to accompany the drum in military music.
 Fife major Mil., a noncommissioned officer who superintends the fifers of a regiment.
 Fife rail. Naut. (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, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Fifed p. pr. & vb. n. fifing.] To play on a fife.

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 fife
      n : a small high-pitched flute similar to a piccolo; has a
          shrill tone and is used chiefly to accompany drums in a
          marching band