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Shepherd’s pipe

Bagpipe(s)

English translation of German Schäferpfeife; According to McCandless, who fails to reveal his source, a synonym of German Dudelsack and Northumbrian smallpipe [sic]; NB: Not encountered in reliable sources.

Sources

McCandless, Brian: Bagpipe names – A very long list. In: Jl. North American Assoc. of Lowland and Border Pipers 6 (Elkton (MD), 1993), p.51.

Web

theotherpipers.org (McCandless)
➺ thefreedictionary.com (erroneous definition: "a small bagpipe [*], formerly popular in France" [*NB: Note the absurd definition of bagpipe: "a tubular wind instrument"])