hornpipe

Bedeutung (Englisch)

Noun

1. A musical instrument consisting of a wooden pipe, with holes at intervals.
2. A solo dance commonly associated with seamen, involving kicking of the legs, with the arms mostly crossed.
3. A hard-shoe solo dance commonly performed in Irish stepdance, usually danced in 2/4 time.
4. Music played to the hornpipe dance

Verb

To dance the hornpipe.

Konzepte

Schaleika

Synonyme

stockhorn

pibgorn

foxtrot

cakewalk

zhaleika

reel

cancan

Übersetzungen

είδος αυλού

είδος χορού

ζωηρός χορός

matelote

hornpipe

Etymologie (Englisch)

Geerbt von Mittelenglisch: hornpipe

In summary

From Middle English hornpipe, hornpype, hornepipe, equivalent to horn + pipe; so called because the bell at the open end was sometimes made of horn.