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

A decline in production of other much-needed housing materials�brick & tile, plumbing fixtures, gypsum board�was partially offset by an increase in production of hardwood flooring, cement, clay sewer pipe, cast-iron soil pipe, and asphalt roofing.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From Elements of Plumbing by Dibble, Samuel Edward

It failed in the matter of the soil pipe.

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

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 Winslow, Kenelm

The size of a soil pipe for ordinary dwellings should be 4 inches.

From Elements of Plumbing by Dibble, Samuel Edward