fipple

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/ˈfɪpəl/

noun

The mouthpiece of a ducted flute, or the plug forming the floor of the windway.

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Meanings

nounfipple (plural fipples)

plural fipples

  1. entertainmentThe mouthpiece of a ducted flute, or the plug forming the floor of the windway.

Origin

Perhaps related to Icelandic flipi (“the lip of a horse”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with fipple

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Cite this entry
APA

fipple. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fipple

MLA

“fipple.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fipple. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fipple,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fipple.

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