tubing

[ too-bing, tyoo- ]
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noun
  1. material in the form of a tube: glass tubing.

  2. tubes collectively.

  1. a piece of tube: two feet of copper tubing.

  2. Also called inner-tubing. the sport or recreation of floating down a river or stream on an inner tube.

Origin of tubing

1
First recorded in 1835–45; tube + -ing1

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British Dictionary definitions for tubing

tubing

/ (ˈtjuːbɪŋ) /


noun
  1. tubes collectively

  2. a length of tube

  1. a system of tubes

  2. fabric in the form of a tube, used for pillowcases and some cushions; piping

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