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- noun   Plural form of fife .
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Examples
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								Each man had a glass of port wine; and we then turned over the old newspapers which we found in the chests, and drew lots for the presents, which consisted of small musical instruments such as fifes, jew's-harps, trumpets, &c., with draughts and other games, puppets, crackers, &c. Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries William Francis Dawson 
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								Then there are home-made fifes and whistles and drums, combs covered with paper, extemporized triangles, and bones made from ribs of salt horse such as negro minstrels use. CHAPTER XLIII 2010 
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								That explained the men in period dress—three-cornered hats, fifes, and all—practicing a marching formation on the front lawn, in anticipation of the anniversary of the Battle of Lexington, as I pulled Red Rider to a halt. The King's Best Highway Eric Jaffe 2010 
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								I plaster a smile on my face and leave it there as Darcy marches by with Kyle Anderson, both of them dressed as Minutemen and playing their fifes. Pies & Prejudice Heather Vogel Frederick 2010 
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								They marched into town, two hundred strong, drums rattling and fifes piping, crossed Market Street, and halted outside the Friends Meeting House on Fourth Street. Robert Morris Charles Rappleye 2010 
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								While fifes and drums played a tactical role in pre-electronic war, communicating battlefield formations and establishing the rhythm of advance and retreat, popular music responded to the human consequences of battle. Bob Moses: The Songs They Carried: Music at War Bob Moses 2010 
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								While fifes and drums played a tactical role in pre-electronic war, communicating battlefield formations and establishing the rhythm of advance and retreat, popular music responded to the human consequences of battle. Bob Moses: The Songs They Carried: Music at War Bob Moses 2010 
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								While fifes and drums played a tactical role in pre-electronic war, communicating battlefield formations and establishing the rhythm of advance and retreat, popular music responded to the human consequences of battle. Bob Moses: The Songs They Carried: Music at War Bob Moses 2010 
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								While fifes and drums played a tactical role in pre-electronic war, communicating battlefield formations and establishing the rhythm of advance and retreat, popular music responded to the human consequences of battle. Bob Moses: The Songs They Carried: Music at War Bob Moses 2010 
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								While fifes and drums played a tactical role in pre-electronic war, communicating battlefield formations and establishing the rhythm of advance and retreat, popular music responded to the human consequences of battle. Bob Moses: The Songs They Carried: Music at War Bob Moses 2010 
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