hornpipe

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

stockhorn

pibgorn

foxtrot

cakewalk

zhaleika

reel

cancan

Translations

Schaleika

είδος αυλού

είδος χορού

ζωηρός χορός

matelote

hornpipe

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: 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.