pitchpipe

See also: pitch pipe

English

Etymology

From pitch +‎ pipe.

Noun

pitchpipe (plural pitchpipes)

  1. (music) A small pipe used to set the pitch for an instrument, song etc. [from 17th c.]
    • 1963 (date written), John Kennedy Toole, A Confederacy of Dunces, London: Penguin Books, published 1980 (1981 printing), →ISBN:
      The lady with the spiritual bent blew a pitchpipe and the choir members began singing lustily, “Oh, Jesus, walk by my side, / Then I always, always be satisfied.”
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