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fife

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1. fife - Noun

2. fife - Verb

3. Fife - Proper noun

Meaning

A small shrill pipe, resembling the piccolo flute, used chiefly to accompany the drum in military music.

To play on a fife.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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The more excited the rooster gets, the higher his voice goes. He's got a little bit of a Barney Fife quality to him. Jeff Foxworthy

One of my great influences was Don Knotts as Barney Fife. Martin Short

I play the baritone horn - which is like a mini tuba, and is the least sexy instrument you can choose and I generally say I don't play one so I don't have to acknowledge it. I also play fife. Steve Carell

When falkland hill puts on his cap, the howe o' fife will get a drap, and when the bishop draws his cowl, look out for wind and weather fowl. Scottish Proverb

A breakdown shows as many as 31 are under threat in Fife, while in the North East – which includes Crathes Castle – as many as 71 could be lost. Source: Internet

Across Fife some nurseries will offer 1,140 hours of early learning and childcare from August. Source: Internet

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