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  • 71nip´ple|like´ — nip|ple «NIHP uhl», noun. 1. the small projection on a breast or udder through which an infant or a baby animal gets its mother s milk; teat: »the nipple of a mother cat. Nipples are common to all mammals. 2. the rubber cap or mouthpiece of a… …

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  • 72Dutchman's-pipe — n. a hardy deciduous American vine ({Aristolochia durior}) having large, heart shaped leaves and bearing brownish purple flowers which have their calyx tubes curved like the bowl of a tobacco pipe. Formerly classified as {Aristolochia Sipho}. Syn …

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  • 73Organ pipe — Organ Or gan, n. [L. organum, Gr. ?; akin to ? work, and E. work: cf. F. organe. See {Work}, and cf. {Orgue}, {Orgy}.] [1913 Webster] 1. An instrument or medium by which some important action is performed, or an important end accomplished; as,… …

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  • 74Organ-pipe coral — Organ Or gan, n. [L. organum, Gr. ?; akin to ? work, and E. work: cf. F. organe. See {Work}, and cf. {Orgue}, {Orgy}.] [1913 Webster] 1. An instrument or medium by which some important action is performed, or an important end accomplished; as,… …

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  • 75Twire-pipe — n. A vagabond musician. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] You are an ass, a twire pipe. Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] You looked like Twire pipe, the taborer. Chapman. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 76List of pipe organ stops — For audio examples, please see the article on organ stops. An organ stop can mean one of three things: the control on an organ console that selects a particular sound the row of organ pipes, used to create a particular sound, more appropriately… …

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  • 77Vitrified clay pipe — (VCP) is pipe made from clay that has been subjected to vitrification, a process which fuses the clay particles to a very hard, inert, glass like state. VCP is commonly used in sewer gravity collection mains because of its reasonable price and… …

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  • 78Return pipe — Return Re*turn , n. 1. The act of returning (intransitive), or coming back to the same place or condition; as, the return of one long absent; the return of health; the return of the seasons, or of an anniversary. [1913 Webster] At the return of… …

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  • 79The Very Clever Pipe Game — is a card game produced by Cheapass Games. It can be played by 2 4 people, or more in teams. Like other pipe games, the objective can be to create a closed circuit in pipes of your color by playing cards from your hand. When you accomplish this,… …

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  • 80drill pipe — noun or drill rod : a pipe or rod that drives a rotary drill bit (as in drilling wells) * * * (in oil well drilling or the like) any of several coupled tubes for rotating the bit and supplying drilling mud. * * * drill pipe, a pipe for driving a… …

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