soil pipe

noun

a pipe carrying wastes from toilets and sometimes from waste pipes.Compare waste pipe(def 2).

Origin of soil pipe

First recorded in 1825–35

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Examples from the Web for soil pipe

Historical Examples of soil pipe

Between the soil-pipe and the fixtures a trap must be provided with a water-seal of about an inch.
Rural Hygiene
Henry N. Ogden
Soil-pipe fittings can be had from stock almost to suit the conditions.
Elements of Plumbing
Samuel Dibble
The bottom of the pan is attached to the soil-pipe which discharges into the drain.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II
Arnold Cooley
The nearer to the soil-pipe that the fixtures can be arranged the better.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I
Various
This soil-pipe weighs about ten pounds per foot and is almost always four inches inside diameter.
Rural Hygiene
Henry N. Ogden

British Dictionary definitions for soil pipe

soil pipe

noun

a pipe that conveys sewage or waste water from a toilet, etc, to a soil drain or sewer

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