- pipe fitting
- noun Date: circa 1890 1. a piece (as a coupling or elbow) used to connect pipes or as accessory to a pipe 2. the work of a pipe fitter
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pipe fitting
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Pipe fitting — Pipe Pipe, n. [AS. p[=i]pe, probably fr. L. pipare, pipire, to chirp; of imitative origin. Cf. {Peep}, {Pibroch}, {Fife}.] 1. A wind instrument of music, consisting of a tube or tubes of straw, reed, wood, or metal; any tube which produces… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pipe fitting — n. 1. a coupling, elbow, etc. used to connect sections of pipe 2. the work of a pipe fitter … English World dictionary
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pipe fitting — pipe′ fit ting n. 1) bui a joint or connector, as an elbow, union, or tee, used in a pipe system 2) bui the work performed by a pipe fitter … From formal English to slang
pipe fitting — 1. a joint or connector, as an elbow, union, or tee, used in a pipe system. 2. the work performed by a pipe fitter. [1885 90; PIPE1 + FIT1 + ING1] * * * … Universalium
Reducing pipe fitting — Reducing Re*du cing (r?*d? s?ng), a & n. from {Reduce}. [1913 Webster] {Reducing furnace} (Metal.), a furnace for reducing ores. {Reducing pipe fitting}, a pipe fitting, as a coupling, an elbow, a tee, etc., for connecting a large pipe with a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pipe — Pipe, n. [AS. p[=i]pe, probably fr. L. pipare, pipire, to chirp; of imitative origin. Cf. {Peep}, {Pibroch}, {Fife}.] 1. A wind instrument of music, consisting of a tube or tubes of straw, reed, wood, or metal; any tube which produces musical… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pipe fitter — Pipe Pipe, n. [AS. p[=i]pe, probably fr. L. pipare, pipire, to chirp; of imitative origin. Cf. {Peep}, {Pibroch}, {Fife}.] 1. A wind instrument of music, consisting of a tube or tubes of straw, reed, wood, or metal; any tube which produces… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pipe office — Pipe Pipe, n. [AS. p[=i]pe, probably fr. L. pipare, pipire, to chirp; of imitative origin. Cf. {Peep}, {Pibroch}, {Fife}.] 1. A wind instrument of music, consisting of a tube or tubes of straw, reed, wood, or metal; any tube which produces… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
