Etymology

water pipe

Today it means: A pipe that is a conduit for water; an essential element of plumbing. Full definition →

Middle English waterpype
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromwaterpype
  2. English todaywater pipe

From Middle English waterpype. By surface analysis, water + pipe.

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