drawtube

American

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

noun

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

drawtube British

/ 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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Etymology

Origin of drawtube

First recorded in 1890–95; draw + tube

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