bourdon : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: bourdon	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for bourdon
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bourdon n a pipe of the bagpipe that is tuned to produce a single continuous tone Synonym(s): drone, drone pipe, bourdon
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bourdon \Bour"don\, n. [F., fr. L. burdo mule, esp. one used for carrying litters. Cf. Sp. muleta a young she mule; also, crutch, prop.] A pilgrim's staff.