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soil pipe

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noun

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

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Nearby words

soil conservation, soil creep, soil group, soil mechanics, soil one's hands, soil pipe, soil profile, soil science, soil stack, soilage, soiling

Origin of soil pipe

First recorded in 1825–35
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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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