penny whistle

noun

1. a type of flageolet with six finger holes, esp a cheap one made of metal Also calledtin whistle

Example Sentences

Benjamin Franklin went through life an altered man, because he once paid too dearly for a penny whistle.

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The grocer had a faint recollection of his boyhood's days, when he had been a tolerably efficient performer on a penny whistle.

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He always lost caste in our eyes when he had his little, choked-up penny whistle going.

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The balloon men, the penny whistle and pop gun dealers frequent the upper streets, where they are apt to be seen by children.

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The six holes may still be seen on any penny whistle, or the brass flageolets in the music-shops.

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