siphoning

si·phon

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Definitions of siphoning word

noun siphoning a tube or conduit bent into legs of unequal length, for use in drawing a liquid from one container into another on a lower level by placing the shorter leg into the container above and the longer leg into the one below, the liquid being forced up the shorter leg and into the longer one by the pressure of the atmosphere. 1
noun siphoning siphon bottle. 1
noun siphoning a projecting tubular part of some animals, especially certain mollusks, through which liquid enters or leaves the body. 1

before 1650

One of the 45% oldest English words

1650-60; < Latin sīphōn- (stem of sīphō) < Greek síphōn, sī́phōn pipe, tube

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