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Sifflet

noun
Sif·flet | \ˈsifˌflə̄t\
variants: or less commonly Sifflöt
plural Sifflets also Sifflöts

Definition of Sifflet 

: an organ flute stop usually of 1′ pitch with a whistling tone

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History and Etymology for Sifflet

German, probably modification (influenced by flöte flute) of French sifflet whistle, from Middle French, from siffler to whistle + -et

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