Syphon: alternatives and connections

To cause to move continuously by force applied in advance of the thing moved; to pull along; to haul; to drag; to cause to follow.

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An instrument or medium by which some important action is performed, or an important end accomplished; as, legislatures, courts, armies, taxgatherers…

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A hollow cylinder, of any material, used for the conveyance of fluids, and for various other purposes; a pipe.

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of Tube

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A device, consisting of a pipe or tube bent so as to form two branches or legs of unequal length, by which a liquid can be transferred to a lower lev…

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