rone pipe

noun

A downpipe; a drainpipe.

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Meanings

nounrone pipe (plural rone pipes)

plural rone pipes · alternative rone-pipe · alternative ronepipe

  1. A downpipe; a drainpipe.

    The pipe that went up the wall beside the balcony was a ronepipe.

    2008, James Kelman, Kieron Smith, Boy, Penguin, published 2009, page 134

Origin

From Scots rone + pipe.

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APA

rone pipe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rone%20pipe

MLA

“rone pipe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rone%20pipe. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rone pipe,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rone%20pipe.

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