Definition of quail-pipe in English:

quail-pipe

noun ˈkweɪlpʌɪp

A pipe or whistle for imitating the call of the quail (Coturnix coturnix), formerly used for luring the birds into a net; also allusively and figurative. Now chiefly historical.

Origin

Late Middle English; earliest use found in Geoffrey Chaucer (c1340–1400), poet and administrator. From quail + pipe.

Definition of quail-pipe in US English:

quail-pipe

nounˈkweɪlpʌɪp

A pipe or whistle for imitating the call of the quail (Coturnix coturnix), formerly used for luring the birds into a net; also allusively and figurative. Now chiefly historical.

Origin

Late Middle English; earliest use found in Geoffrey Chaucer (c1340–1400), poet and administrator. From quail + pipe.

单词	quail-pipe
释义	Definition of quail-pipe in English: quail-pipe noun ˈkweɪlpʌɪp A pipe or whistle for imitating the call of the quail (Coturnix coturnix), formerly used for luring the birds into a net; also allusively and figurative. Now chiefly historical. Origin Late Middle English; earliest use found in Geoffrey Chaucer (c1340–1400), poet and administrator. From quail + pipe. Definition of quail-pipe in US English: quail-pipe nounˈkweɪlpʌɪp A pipe or whistle for imitating the call of the quail (Coturnix coturnix), formerly used for luring the birds into a net; also allusively and figurative. Now chiefly historical. Origin Late Middle English; earliest use found in Geoffrey Chaucer (c1340–1400), poet and administrator. From quail + pipe.
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