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American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2
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Tube
TUBE, n. [L. tubus.] A pipe; a siphon; a canal or conduit; a hollow cylinder, either of wood, metal or glass, used for the conveyance of fluids, and for various other purposes.
1. A vessel of animal bodies or plants, which conveys a fluid or other substance.
2. In botany, the narrow hollow part of a monopetalous corol, by which it is fixed to the receptacle.
3. In artillery, an instrument of tin, used in quick firing.
TUBE, v.t. To furnish with a tube; as, to tube a well.
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Chicago:
Noah Webster Jr., "Tube," American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2 in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2 (New York: S. Converse, 1828), Original Sources, accessed July 12, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=L48RILR3QT9ME1G.
MLA:
Webster, Noah, Jr. "Tube." American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, New York, S. Converse, 1828, Original Sources. 12 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=L48RILR3QT9ME1G.
Harvard:
Webster, N, 'Tube' in American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2. cited in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, S. Converse, New York. Original Sources, retrieved 12 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=L48RILR3QT9ME1G.
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