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Syphon

noun

A tube running from the liquid in a vessel to a lower level outside the vessel so that atmospheric pressure forces the liquid through the tube. Synonym: siphon.

A tubular organ in an aquatic animal (especially in mollusks) through which water can be taken in or expelled. Synonym: siphon.

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"Syphon" Quotes from Famous Books

... worf while for to git mad about de matter— Massa Will say noffin at all aint de matter wid him—but den what make him go about looking dis here way, wid he head down and he soldiers up, and as white as a goose? And den he keep a syphon all de time—" ...

— Stories by Modern American Authors • Julian Hawthorne

... is, sir," growled the man, and the doctor inserted one end of the glass syphon in the water and the other between his patient's lips, so that he ...

— King o' the Beach - A Tropic Tale • George Manville Fenn

... while for to git mad bout de matter—Massa Will say noffin at all aint de matter wid him—but den what make him go bout looking dis here way, wid he head down and he soldiers up, and as white as a gose? And then he keeps a syphon ...

— Short Stories Old and New • Selected and Edited by C. Alphonso Smith

Words linked to "Syphon" : zoological science, organ, zoology, draw, take out, tube, tubing