| 单词 | puffer pipe |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspuffer pipe puffer pipe n. now rare a vertical pipe in a bleaching vat, through which the active liquid is drawn and spread over the cloth (cf. sense 7). ΚΠ 1853 Repertory Patent Inventions 22 402 The object of this invention is to cause the liquor to flow up the ‘puffer pipe’ as soon as the steam is turned on. 1924 S.H. Higgins Hist. Bleaching ix. 136 The circulation of the liquor is caused by steam admitted to the puffer pipe throwing the liquor over the cloth and withdrawing it through the false bottom. 1946 J.T. Marsh Introd. Textile Bleaching xv. 173 A vertical puffer-pipe of 4 to 5 inches diameter is attached to a conical base in the centre of which rises a steam-pipe. < as lemmas |
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