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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]
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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
