pipe

Japanese: パイプ

〘 noun 〙 (pipe)① A tube for passing liquids, gases, or electric wires. It is made of metal, wood, synthetic resin, etc. [Engineering Dictionary (1886)]② (derived from ①) A person or mechanism that helps two parties communicate with each other. ※Daily Settlements (1970)〈Sakagami Hiroshi〉 "In the world, even that anger can become a pipe."③ A whistle. ※Otozure (1897)〈Kunikida Doppo〉Part 2 "The driver's pipe has already resonated, and nothing else has happened since."④ A type of Western-style smoking device. (a) A smoking device for cutting tobacco. It consists of a tobacco pack, a shaft that connects to it, and a mouthpiece. ※Fuzoku Gaho - Issue 71 (1894) Gifts for the Great Wedding Ceremony "One 'pipe'" (b) A mouthpiece used for cigarettes. ※Dreams of the Future of Living Together in the Mainland (1886) by Shoyo Tsubouchi, vol. 10. “He holds a two-inch ‘pipe’ (a Western tobacco pipe) in the palm of his left hand.”

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Japanese:

〘名〙 (pipe)① 液体、気体、また電線などを通すための管。金属、木、合成樹脂などで作られる。〔工学字彙（1886）〕② (①から転じて) 二者相互の意思疎通を助ける人や機構をいう。※日々の収拾（1970）〈坂上弘〉「世間ではその怒りも一つのパイプにはなり得るのに」③ 笛。呼子。※おとづれ（1897）〈国木田独歩〉下「車長のパイプすでに響きし後なることは」④ 洋式喫煙具の一種。(イ) 刻みタバコのための喫煙具。タバコを詰めるものと、それに接続する軸および吸口からなる。※風俗画報‐七一号（1894）大婚御祝典奉祝献品者「『パイプ』一箇」(ロ) 紙巻きタバコに用いる吸口。※内地雑居未来之夢（1886）〈坪内逍遙〉一〇「左手の掌底に二寸程の『パイプ』（西洋の巻煙草の煙管）を蔵して」

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