pibroch Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun martial music with variations; to be played by bagpipes

WordNet

Pi"broch noun
Etymology
Gael. piobaireachd pipe music, fr. piobair a piper, fr. pioba pipe, bagpipe, from English. See Pipe, n.
Definitions
  1. A Highland air, suited to the particular passion which the musician would either excite or assuage; generally applied to those airs that are played on the bagpipe before the Highlanders when they go out to battle. Jamieson.

Webster 1913