单词 | nose-pipe |
释义 | nose-pipen. Now rare. 1. The nozzle of a blast-pipe inside the tuyère of a blast furnace. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > furnace or kiln > furnace > parts of furnace > [noun] > tuyere > parts of nose-pipe1769 nose1874 1769 J. Smeaton Reports (1797) I. 372 When different quantities of air pass through the same nose-pipe, the velocity will be proportionable to the quantity. 1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 825 Each of these tubes ends in a leather pocket, and an iron nose-pipe K, adjusted in the tuyère of the furnace. 1854 E. Ronalds & T. Richardson Knapp's Chem. Technol. (ed. 2) I. 314 The gas is not ignited immediately as it issues from the nose-pipes, but passes over a bridge..into the hearth of the furnace. 1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. II. 1534/2 The nose-pipes..vary in size with the nature of the coke and the ore. 2. gen. A pipe, or piece of piping, forming the end of another pipe or tube. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > conveyor > [noun] > conduit, channel, or tube > pipe > other parts of pipes bum1570 nipple1574 rider1728 shoe1770 nose-pipe1787 tack1823 box valve1833 bell end1851 taft1877 taft joint1891 pipe ear1905 spud1905 1787 Ann. Reg. 1784–5 Useful Projects 55/2 By these means the branch or nose-pipe of the Engine is conveyed into the window of any room. 1838 Jrnl. Statist. Soc. 1 286 The [fire] engines are..all provided with the following useful articles..two branch-pipes, one 2½ feet and the other from 4 to 6 feet long, with one spare nose-pipe. 1853 A. Ure Dict. Arts (ed. 4) I. 594 The nose-pipe of the worm tub terminates in, and is firmly cemented to the side of the glass globe. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1769 |
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