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

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 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

Diameter of Soil Pipe.—The smallest diameter of soil pipe permitted to be used shall be 4 inches.

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)

Waste pipes are made of the same material as soil pipe.

From Elements of Plumbing by Dibble, Samuel Edward