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noun

Soil n.

The upper stratum of the earth; the mold, or that compound substance which furnishes nutriment to plants, or which is particularly adapted to support and nourish them.

Land; country. "Must I thus leave thee, Paradise? thus leave Thee, native soil?"

Dung; faeces; compost; manure; as, night soil. "Improve land by dung and other sort of soils."

Soil pipe, a pipe or drain for carrying off night soil.

Soil pipe n. A pipe or drain for carrying off night soil.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Soil pipe" Quotes from Famous Books

... the service pipe. The outlet may be at the side connected with a simple earthenware s-trap with a ventilating outlet at the top, from which a pipe may be taken just through the wall. From the S-trap I prefer to take the soil pipe immediately through the wall, and connect with a strong 4 in. iron pipe, carefully jointed, watertight, and continued of the same size to above the tops of all windows. This pipe at its foot should be connected with a ventilating trap, so that all air connection is cut off ...

— Scientific American Supplement, No. 384, May 12, 1883 • Various

... Pipes.—The soil pipe receives liquid and solid sewage from the water-closets and urinals; the waste pipe receives all waste water from sinks, ...

— The Home Medical Library, Volume V (of VI) • Various