pipe fittingn.

Brit.

/ˈpʌɪp ˌfɪtɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈpaɪp ˌfɪdɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pipe n.¹, fitting n.

Etymology: < pipe n.¹ + fitting n. Compare slightly later pipe-fitter n.

1. The action, skill, or trade of installing pipes; plumbing.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > industry > conducting of water, etc., by channels or pipes > plumbing and pipework > [noun]

plumbingc1450

plumbery1464

pipe fitting1858

society > occupation and work > industry > conducting of water, etc., by channels or pipes > plumbing and pipework > [noun] > laying or building pipes or channels

pipage1612

pipe-laying1823

fluming1851

pipe fitting1858

pipelay1974

1858 Alton (Illinois) Weekly Courier 5 Aug. 3/6 All kinds of Steam and Gas Pipe Fitting can be executed at the new fitting shop.

1879 Manufacturer & Builder May 106/2 The omission of the check valve, and the manner of attaching the steam gauge, may be considered bad pipe-fitting.

1918 Times 19 Oct. 4/1 As regards plumbing and pipe-fitting, it is stated that the fitting of pipes in a ship is a considerably harder task than pipe-fitting in a modern building.

1979 Fortune (Nexis) 26 Feb. 54 Now trained 100,000 foreign nationals..in welding, pipe fitting, and other trades.

2004 Engin. News-Record (Nexis) 9 Feb. 20 A three-week program that included classroom and hands-on lessons in commercial and residential plumbing and pipefitting.

2. concrete. A fitting used to join two pipes together. Cf. pipe coupling n. at pipe n.¹ Compounds 2.

ΚΠ

1865 Sci. Amer. 2 Jan. 12/3 (advt.) Wrought-iron pipe, globe valves & cocks, pipe fittings, steam and gas fitters' tools.

1885 Overland Monthly July 45/2 Mining machinery, agricultural work of every description, ranges and stove work, grates, fenders, fire-sets, and hollow ware, pipes and pipe-fittings.

1958 B.S.I. News Nov. 17/1 We hear from Kirk and Company (Tubes) Ltd., that they have recently been granted a licence to Kite-mark their malleable cast iron and cast copper alloy pipe fittings under B.S. 1256.

1991 Professional Heating Sept. (verso rear cover) (advt.) This unique feature, together with simple push-fit pipe fittings, makes for quick, cost-efficient installation.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pipe fitting
释义	pipe fittingn. Brit. /ˈpʌɪp ˌfɪtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpaɪp ˌfɪdɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pipe n.¹, fitting n. Etymology: < pipe n.¹ + fitting n. Compare slightly later pipe-fitter n. 1. The action, skill, or trade of installing pipes; plumbing. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > conducting of water, etc., by channels or pipes > plumbing and pipework > [noun] plumbingc1450 plumbery1464 pipe fitting1858 society > occupation and work > industry > conducting of water, etc., by channels or pipes > plumbing and pipework > [noun] > laying or building pipes or channels pipage1612 pipe-laying1823 fluming1851 pipe fitting1858 pipelay1974 1858 Alton (Illinois) Weekly Courier 5 Aug. 3/6 All kinds of Steam and Gas Pipe Fitting can be executed at the new fitting shop. 1879 Manufacturer & Builder May 106/2 The omission of the check valve, and the manner of attaching the steam gauge, may be considered bad pipe-fitting. 1918 Times 19 Oct. 4/1 As regards plumbing and pipe-fitting, it is stated that the fitting of pipes in a ship is a considerably harder task than pipe-fitting in a modern building. 1979 Fortune (Nexis) 26 Feb. 54 Now trained 100,000 foreign nationals..in welding, pipe fitting, and other trades. 2004 Engin. News-Record (Nexis) 9 Feb. 20 A three-week program that included classroom and hands-on lessons in commercial and residential plumbing and pipefitting. 2. concrete. A fitting used to join two pipes together. Cf. pipe coupling n. at pipe n.¹ Compounds 2. ΚΠ 1865 Sci. Amer. 2 Jan. 12/3 (advt.) Wrought-iron pipe, globe valves & cocks, pipe fittings, steam and gas fitters' tools. 1885 Overland Monthly July 45/2 Mining machinery, agricultural work of every description, ranges and stove work, grates, fenders, fire-sets, and hollow ware, pipes and pipe-fittings. 1958 B.S.I. News Nov. 17/1 We hear from Kirk and Company (Tubes) Ltd., that they have recently been granted a licence to Kite-mark their malleable cast iron and cast copper alloy pipe fittings under B.S. 1256. 1991 Professional Heating Sept. (verso rear cover) (advt.) This unique feature, together with simple push-fit pipe fittings, makes for quick, cost-efficient installation. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1858
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