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pipage

[ pahy-pij ]
/ ˈpaɪ pɪdʒ /
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noun
conveyance, as of water, gas, or oil, by means of pipes.
the pipes so used.
the sum charged for the conveyance.
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Origin of pipage

First recorded in 1605–15; pipe1 + -age

Words nearby pipage

piosity, pious, Piozzi, pip, pi-pa, pipage, pipal, pipe, pipe bomb, pipe clay, pipe cleaner
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British Dictionary definitions for pipage

pipage
/ (ˈpaɪpɪdʒ) /
noun
pipes collectively
conveyance by pipes
the money charged for such conveyance
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