twire-pipe

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• Twire-pipe — n. A vagabond musician. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] You are an ass, a twire pipe. Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] You looked like Twire pipe, the taborer. Chapman. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• tuyere — noun A nozzle or similar fixture through which the blast is delivered to the interior of a blast furnace, or to the fire of a forge Remains of a clay tuyere are present through which the blast was conducted into the furnace. Syn: tu iron, twyer,… …   Wiktionary