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Sackpfeife (f)

(with) definite article: die
(the) bagpipe
Sackpfiiffe

According to Klauser "until in the 18th century one of the most frequently used words in German-speaking Switzerland"; NB: ➺ Sackpfiff, Sackpfyf, Sackphiffen, and Sagkphiffen.

Sources

Klauser, Urs: Die Sackpfeife in der Schweiz. In: Utriculus IV;1 (13), gennaio/marzo 1995, p.8.