fifer


fife

F0112300 (fīf)n. A small, high-pitched, transverse flute used primarily to accompany drums in a military or marching band.v. fifed, fif·ing, fifes v.intr. To play a fife.v.tr. To perform (a piece or tune) on or as if on a fife.
[Probably German Pfeife, from Middle High German pfīfe, from Old High German pfīffa, from Vulgar Latin *pīpa, from Latin pīpāre, to chirp.]
fif′er n.

Fife

F0112300 (fīf) A region of eastern Scotland between the Firths of Forth and Tay. It was once a Pict kingdom.