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Vèze (f)

(with) definite article: la
(the) bladder

Bagpipe, mouth-blown: 2 stocks (a: single chanter / b: drone)

Identical types: 61

Name in Cotgrave, who explicitly labels it "Poictevin" [i.e. "of Poitou"]; According to Podnos 17th century [only]; NB: ➺ homonym (Bladder pipe).

Cornemuse de Poictou, Cornemuse de Poitou

Sources

Cotgrave, Mr. Randle: A French and Engliſh dictionary […] with another in Engliſh and French. London, MDCLXXIII [1673] (Veze).

Marcuse, Sibyl: Musical instruments: a comprehensive dictionary. New York, 1975 (»Brücker; »Godefroy; »Trichet).

Podnos, Theodor H.: Bagpipes and tunings. Detroit, 1974, p.21 (»Marcuse).