pipe

Middle English

/ˈpiːp(ə)/

noun
Definitions
  • A pipe; a piece of tubing used as a channel (often for fluids):
  • A barrel or tub; a container or vessel for the storage of bulk goods, especially wine.
  • A unit measuring the mass or amount (equivalent to such a container).
  • A record of a payment or audit acting as part of the .
  • An anatomical or bodily channel or passage, especially one used for respiration.
  • (rare) A tube-shaped support or holder; something resembling a pipe but not used as one.

Etymology

Inherited from Old English pīpe (pipe, the channel of a small stream) inherited from Proto-Germanic *pīpǭ derived from Latin *pīpa derived from Old French pipe (liquid measure).

Origin

Old French

pipe

Gloss

liquid measure

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