Definition of PENNYWHISTLE

pennywhistle

Meanings

Plural: pennywhistles

Noun

  • an inexpensive fipple flute
  • A six-holed flute-like instrument with a fipple. They have approximately a two octave range (sometimes a little higher). Stereotypically, they are made out of tin, but in reality they come in all sorts of varieties, including tin, brass, nickel, cane, polymer, etc.

Origin / Etymology

From penny + whistle.

Synonyms

tin whistle, whistle

Scrabble Score: 23

pennywhistle is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
pennywhistle is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
pennywhistle is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 25

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