The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Fipple \Fip"ple\ (f[~e]r), n. [perh. fr. L. fibula a clasp, a pin; cf. Prov. E. fible a stick used to stir pottage.] A stopper, as in a wind instrument of music. [Obs.] --Bacon. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
fipple n 1: a wooden plug forming a flue pipe (as the mouthpiece of a recorder)