Fife n. Mus. A small shrill pipe, resembling the piccolo flute, used chiefly to accompany the drum in military music.
Fife major Mil., a noncommissioned officer who superintends the fifers of a regiment.
Fife rail. Naut. (a) A rail about the mast, at the deck, to hold belaying pins, etc. (b) A railing around the break of a poop deck.