Pipe money (wind instrument maintenance payment; fire arm duty; water supply payment)

Collectively agreed payment to members of an orchestra who play their private wind instrument (bassoon, flute, oboe) and must keep it in good working order. – In older documents, a levy for the purchase of firearms. – In some landscapes formerly also said for water money: payment for drinking water supplied from pipes. – See instrument money, music money, string money.

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