Origin of pipe
1
before 1000; (noun) Middle English, Old English
pīpe musical pipe, tube (cognate with Dutch
pijp, Low German
pīpe, German
Pfeife, Old Norse
pīpa) < Vulgar Latin
*pīpa, derivative of Latin
pīpāre to chirp, play a pipe; (v.) Middle English
pipen; in part continuing Old English
pīpian to play a pipe < Latin
pīpāre; in part < Old French
piper to make a shrill sound < Latin
pīpāre (cf.
peep2)
OTHER WORDS FROM pipe
pipe·less, adjective pipe·like, adjective un·piped, adjectiveWords nearby pipe
pip emma,
pip-emma,
pipa,
pipage,
pipal,
pipe,
pipe batten,
pipe bomb,
pipe clay,
pipe cleaner,
pipe cutter
Definition for pipe (2 of 2)
pipe
2
[ pahyp ]
/ paɪp /
noun
a large cask, of varying capacity, especially for wine or oil.
such a cask as a measure of liquid capacity, equal to 4 barrels, 2 hogsheads, or half a tun, and containing 126 wine gallons.
such a cask with its contents.
Origin of pipe
2
1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French, ultimately same as
pipe1
Example sentences from the Web for pipe
British Dictionary definitions for pipe (1 of 2)
pipe
1
/ (paɪp) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of pipe
pipeless, adjective pipy, adjectiveWord Origin for pipe
Old English
pīpe (n),
pīpian (vb), ultimately from Latin
pīpāre to chirp
British Dictionary definitions for pipe (2 of 2)
pipe
2
/ (paɪp) /
noun
a large cask for wine, oil, etc
a measure of capacity for wine equal to four barrels. 1 pipe is equal to 126 US gallons or 105 Brit gallons
a cask holding this quantity with its contents
Word Origin for pipe
C14: via Old French (in the sense: tube, tubular vessel), ultimately from Latin
pīpāre to chirp; compare
pipe
1
Scientific definitions for pipe
pipe
[ pīp ]
A vertical cylindrical vein of ore.
See volcanic pipe.
Idioms and Phrases with pipe
pipe