The Collaborative International Dictionary
Twire-pipe
Twire-pipe \Twire"-pipe`\, n. A vagabond musician. [Obs.]
You are an ass, a twire-pipe.
--Beau. & Fl.
You looked like Twire-pipe, the taborer.
--Chapman.
Wiktionary
twire-pipe
n. (context obsolete English) A pipe through which the blast is delivered to the interior of a blast furnace, or to the fire of a forge; a tuyere.