soil pipe

American  

noun

1. a pipe carrying wastes from toilets and sometimes from waste pipes.

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soil pipe British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of soil pipe

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

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soil pipe

It failed in the matter of the soil pipe.

From The Battle with the Slum by Jacob A. (Jacob August) Riis

The Soil and Waste Pipes.—The soil pipe receives liquid and solid sewage from the water-closets and urinals; the waste pipe receives all waste water from sinks, washbasins, bath tubs, etc.

From The Home Medical Library, Volume V (of VI) by Kenelm Winslow

There is generally a piece of lead connecting the toilet with the soil pipe.

From Elements of Plumbing by Samuel Edward Dibble

The different makers of soil pipe generally used by plumbers hereabouts are: Mott & Company, Abendroth, Blakslee, Dighton, Phillips & Weeden, and Bartlett, Hayward & Co.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 484, April 11, 1885 by Various

Sometimes the vent, instead of running above the roof, is connected with the soil pipe several feet above all fixtures.

From The Home Medical Library, Volume V (of VI) by Kenelm Winslow