pipeworkn.
/ˈpʌɪpwəːk/, U.S. /ˈpaɪpˌwərk/ΘΚΠ
the world > the earth > minerals > mineral deposits > [noun] > irregular
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1653 E. Manlove Liberties & Customes Lead-mines Derby 264 Primgaps, Roof-works, Flat-works, Pipe-works, Shifts.
1747 W. Hooson Miners Dict. sig. Eiij With this and a Hammer to strike with, we Chissel the Ore out of Loughs in Pipe Works.
1795 J. Aikin Descr. Country round Manch. iii. 76 A pipe-work lies between two measures of lime-stone regularly extending above and below. It consists of several lines or branches running nearly parallel to each other.
1829 S. Glover Hist. County of Derby I. 65 Pipe-works lie between two rocks or strata, yet seldom follow any regular inclination, but fill up fissures.
2. Pipes collectively; piping as part of a structure.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > conveyor > [noun] > conduit, channel, or tube > pipe > system or arrangement of
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reticulation1859
ring main1868
plumbinga1929
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society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > keyboard instrument > organ > [noun] > pipe > collectively or as part of structure
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1849 Sci. Amer. 3 Nov. 56/3 Fig. 15 represents the guage [sic] usually employed in forming small pipe work.
1890 Cent. Dict. at Organ The pipework includes a great variety of different kinds of pipes.
1934 Discovery Dec. 348/1 Modern methods of steel-frame building and pipe-work.
1976 Gramophone Sept. 453/3 The remoteness of the console from the pipework brought to the ear less than 100 per cent of the complex score.
1992 Which? Oct. 6/2 When you fit loft insulation you should insulate all tanks and pipework in your loft to prevent them freezing.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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