pipe the eye

archaic idiomatic

(archaic, idiomatic) To weep.

Japanese Meaning

泣く / 涙を流す

When the old sailor told the tale of the lost ship, he couldn't help but pipe the eye.

年老いた船乗りが失われた船の話をすると、彼は思わず泣いてしまった。

Sense（1）

(archaic, idiomatic) To weep.

He first began to eye his pipe, / And then to pipe his eye.

pipes the eye

（ present singular third-person ）

piping the eye

（ participle present ）

piped the eye

（ participle past ）

piped the eye

（ past ）