English Explanatory Dictionary

pipe the eye

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To weep.

Word forms

pipe the eye pipes the eye piping the eye piped the eye pipe one's eye

Etymology

A metaphor alluding to the boatswain's pipe, which calls to duty.

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