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/puyp"rak'/, adj. Informal.offering services or goods at low cost because of avoidance of expensive interior decoration, as by displaying clothing for sale on plain pipe racks.[1945-50]
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pipe rack — noun a rack for holding a smoker s pipes • Hypernyms: ↑rack * * * noun 1. : a rack for pipes 2. : a rack (as for garments in a store) made of piping * * * 1. a usually wheeled rack of metal piping on which to hang clothing, as in a store. 2. a… … Useful english dictionary
Pipe rack — A Pipe rack is a set of steel framed structures (typically triangularly shaped) that drill pipe is stacked on for storage or when being readied for use on a drilling rig.Pipe rack also refers to the wooden pad on the drill floor where the stands… … Wikipedia
pipe rack — 1. a usually wheeled rack of metal piping on which to hang clothing, as in a store. 2. a small rack, usually of wood, for holding a smoker s pipes. * * * … Universalium
pipe-rack — /puyp rak /, adj. Informal. offering services or goods at low cost because of avoidance of expensive interior decoration, as by displaying clothing for sale on plain pipe racks. [1945 50] … Useful english dictionary
pipe rack — noun (C) a small frame for holding several tobacco pipes … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
rack — rack1 [rak] n. [ME racke < LowG rack < IE * rek , to project, bar > ROCK2] 1. a framework, grating, case, stand, etc. for holding or displaying various things [clothes rack, dish rack, pipe rack, bomb rack]: often used in combination:… … English World dictionary
pipe — n. & v. n. 1 a tube of metal, plastic, wood, etc. used to convey water, gas, etc. 2 (also tobacco pipe) a a narrow wooden or clay etc. tube with a bowl at one end containing burning tobacco, the smoke from which is drawn into the mouth. b the… … Useful english dictionary
pipe — Synonyms and related words: English horn, Missouri meerschaum, Pandean pipe, adjutage, aerophone, anthem, aulos, bagpipe, ballad, bark, barrel, basset horn, basset oboe, bassoon, bawl, bay, beep, bell, bellow, blare, blast, blat, blow, blow a… … Moby Thesaurus
Drill pipe — Drill pipe, is hollow, thick walled, steel piping that is used on drilling rigs to facilitate the drilling of a wellbore and comes in a variety of sizes, strengths, and weights but are typically 30 to 33 feet in length. They are hollow to allow… … Wikipedia
Smoking pipe (tobacco) — This article is about pipes used for smoking tobacco. For information about the practice of pipe smoking, see Pipe smoking. Parts of a pipe include the (1) bowl, (2) chamber, (3) draught hole, (4) shank, (5) mortise, (6) tenon, (7) stem, (8) bit… … Wikipedia
