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What (who) is tin whistle - definition

SIX-HOLED WOODWIND INSTRUMENT
Pennywhistle; Tinwhistle; Penny whistle; Tin whistles; Feadog; Feadóg; Irish whistle; Fluitje van een cent; Tin whistler; Irish tin whistle; Tin Whistle; Tinwhistles; Pennywhistles; Penny whistles; Irish whistles; Blechflöte; Blikken fluit
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tin whistle         
¦ noun a small flute-like instrument made from a thin metal tube, with six finger holes on top and no thumb holes.
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A tin whistle is a simple musical instrument in the shape of a metal pipe with holes. Tin whistles make a high sound and are often used in folk music, for example Irish music.
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The tin whistle, also called the penny whistle,Oxford English Dictionary is a simple six-holed woodwind instrument. It is a type of fipple flute, putting it in the same class as the recorder, Native American flute, and other woodwind instruments that meet such criteria.

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Tin whistle

The tin whistle, also called the penny whistle, is a simple six-holed woodwind instrument. It is a type of fipple flute, putting it in the same class as the recorder, Native American flute, and other woodwind instruments that meet such criteria. A tin whistle player is called a whistler. The tin whistle is closely associated with Irish traditional music and Celtic music. Other names for the instrument are the flageolet, English flageolet, Scottish penny whistle, tin flageolet, or Irish whistle (also Irish: feadóg stáin or feadóg).

Examples of use of tin whistle
1. Floats, Irish wolfhounds, Irish setters, cheerleaders and tin–whistle tunes are promised.
2. It made it into the record books as the world‘s longest–running comic when its 3,007th edition rolled off the presses in July, 1'''. Earlier this year a surviving first issue of Dandy with a free gift of a tin whistle recently sold for a recordbreaking 20,000.