Fife

n.	1.	(Mus.) A small shrill pipe, resembling the piccolo flute, used chiefly to accompany the drum in military music. Fife major (Mil.) a noncommissioned officer who superintends the fifers of a regiment. Fife rail a - (Naut.) A rail about the mast, at the deck, to hold belaying pins, etc. b - A railing around the break of a poop deck.
v. i.	1.	To play on a fife. [imp. & p. p. Fifed ; p. pr. & vb. n. fifing.]

Noun

1.

fife - a small high-pitched flute similar to a piccolo; has a shrill tone and is used chiefly to accompany drums in a marching band

To hear the sound of a fife, signifies that you will be unexpected call on to defend your honour. To dream that you are playing a fife, signifies that your strong reputation will remain intact and withstand anything that is said about you.English horn, Pandean pipe, aulos, bagpipe, basset horn, basset oboe, bassoon, blow, blow a horn, bombard, bugle, carillon, clarinet, clarion, contrabassoon, contrafagotto, cromorne, doodle, double bassoon, double reed, double-tongue, fipple flute, flageolet, flute, hautboy, heckelphone, hornpipe, licorice stick, lip, musette, oaten reed, oboe, oboe da caccia, ocarina, panpipe, penny-whistle, piccolo, pipe, pommer, recorder, reed, reed instrument, sax, saxophone, shawm, single reed, single-reed instrument, sonorophone, sound, sweet potato, syrinx, tabor pipe, tenoroon, tin-whistle, tongue, toot, tootle, triple-tongue, trumpet, tweedle, whistle, wind, wind the horn, woods, woodwind, woodwind choir, woodwind instrument

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