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1 piping
adj. visslande; skrikande, skrikig--------n. rör; rörläggning; visslande, pipande* * *1) (the act of playing a musical pipe or pipes.) pipspel2) ((the act or process of conveying water, gas etc by means of) a length of pipe or number of pipes: lead piping; Piping the oil ashore will not be easy.) rörledning, ledande i rör
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lead-pipe cinch — ☆ lead pipe cinch [led′pīp′ ] n. [extended (prob. in allusion to the pliability of lead pipe) < PIPE, sense 12] Slang 1. a thing very easy to do 2. a sure thing; certainty … English World dictionary
lead-pipe cinch — lead′ pipe cinch′ [[t]lɛd[/t]] n. Slang. 1) sts an absolute certainty 2) sts something very easy to accomplish • Etymology: 1895–1900, amer … From formal English to slang
lead-pipe cinch — ˈledˌ ̷ ̷ noun also lead pipe Etymology: lead pipe from the phrase lead pipe pipe made of lead, from Middle English lede pype, from lede, leed lead + pype, pipe pipe slang : something very easy or certain ought to be a lead pipe cinch to find Big … Useful english dictionary
lead-pipe cinch — /led puyp /, Slang. 1. an absolute certainty: It s a lead pipe cinch they ll be there. 2. something very easy to accomplish: Getting him elected will be a lead pipe cinch. [1895 1900, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
lead-pipe — adjective Date: 1894 certain, guaranteed < a lead pipe cinch > … New Collegiate Dictionary
lead pipe — Used in the context of general equities. Virtually certain that trade will take place; lead pipe cinch. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary See: layup. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary … Financial and business terms
lead pipe cinch — certain of the result, a foregone conclusion The Jets are a lead pipe cinch to win the game. They re better … English idioms
lead-pipe — noun see lead pipe cinch … Useful english dictionary
lead pipe rigidity — diffuse muscular rigidity resembling the resistance to bending of a thin walled metal pipe; seen in parkinsonism … Medical dictionary
lead-pipe cinch — noun A cinch; something very easy … Wiktionary
lead pipe colon — the radiologic appearance of a diseased colon that has become shortened, contracted, and rigid owing to inflammatory fibrosis, usually owing to chronic ulcerative or granulomatous colitis; the normal haustral pattern is lost and function may be… … Medical dictionary