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Partial calque of Irish píb uilleann, literally "elbow pipe".
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: The bagpipes of Ireland, which have a bellows strapped around the wrist and arm to inflate the bag rather than the player blowing to do so. Full definition →
Partial calque of Irish píb uilleann, literally "elbow pipe".
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.