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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Lilt-pype, n. [Lilt v.: ? cf. Du. lullepijp bagpipe, shepherd's pipe.] A kind of pipe: ? = Lilting-hornen. — c1450-2 Howlat 761.
The trumpe and the talburn, … The lilt pype, and the lute, the fidill in fist