fife

Everyday

1. A fife is a small, high-sounding flute without keys, played mainly in military marching bands, often with drums. tree →
2. (a name) Fife is a region in eastern Scotland, between the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Tay; St Andrews is in Fife. tree →

In the lessons

In music and history lessons, fife and drum bands marched with armies, such as in the American Revolution. In geography of Scotland, Fife is a council area and historic «Kingdom of Fife». Phrases: «fife and drum», «the Kingdom of Fife».

Examples

• The boy played a fife in the marching band. tree →
• A fife sounds higher than a flute. tree →
• Fife and drum music led the soldiers. tree →
• St Andrews is a famous town in Fife. tree →
• We went camping on the coast of Fife. tree →
• Our music teacher showed us a wooden fife. tree →
• Ivan began playing on his fife, and forthwith they all fell a-dancing. tree →

Note

Rhymes with «life». As a place name it takes a capital F.