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pipe in

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Verb1.pipe in - transport to a destiny through pipes; "We have to pipe in oil"
carry, transport - move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body; "You must carry your camping gear"; "carry the suitcases to the car"; "This train is carrying nuclear waste"; "These pipes carry waste water into the river"
2.pipe in - bring in through pipes; "Music was piped into the offices"
channel, transmit, carry, impart, conduct, convey - transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat"


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Later on in the evening a traveler's horse was brought in by the second hostler, and while he was cleaning him a young man with a pipe in his mouth lounged into the stable to gossip.
Black Beauty by Sewell, Anna View in context
This he did, by throwing himself on his back upon the bed with his pipe in his mouth, and then kicking up his legs and smoking violently.
The Old Curiosity Shop by Dickens, Charles View in context
The latter smoked a few whiffs, then, holding the head of the pipe in his hand, offered the other end to Mr.
Astoria or Anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains by Irving, Washington View in context
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