drawtube

[ draw-toob, -tyoob ]
/ ˈdrɔˌtub, -ˌtyub /

noun

a tube sliding within another tube, as the tube carrying the eyepiece in a microscope.

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Origin of drawtube

First recorded in 1890–95; draw + tube

Words nearby drawtube

drawn-out, drawplate, drawshave, drawsheet, drawstring, drawtube, dray, dray horse, drayage, drayhorse, draying
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British Dictionary definitions for drawtube

drawtube
/ (ˈdrɔːˌtjuːb) /

noun

a tube, such as one of the component tubes of a telescope, fitting coaxially within another tube through which it can slide
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