Fife and drum
adjective
playing military marching music or instruments typical for that music
Examples
The United States Army’s premier musical organizations, the Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps, has inspired audiences throughout the Nation and abroad for many years.
Word Origin
1674
Usage Note
also fife and drum corps , (n.)
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