a type of butyrometer (used to estimate the proportion of butterfat in milk)

Alternative form of knob-and-tube

Of or pertaining to a type of electrical wiring consisting of insulated conductive copper wire affixed by porcelain hardware and protected in vulnerable areas by insulated cloth sleeving. Widely used in North America during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

A surname.

(electronics) A vacuum tube that displays still or moving images (such as for a television), by controlling the direction of a cathode ray emitted towards the front of the tube. The front is coated by a layer of fluorescent material, so that it emits light when struck by the beam.

an empty cigarette consisting of a filter attached to a paper tube. / a tubular filter

A medium-sized perciform fish in the tuna family, Katsuwonus pelamis.

A tube for conveying speech, especially from one room to another at a distance.

(brewing) An insulated vessel used in making the mashing process in which grains and water are mixed and heated to produce wort prior to fermentation.

A swelling, especially of the abdomen, due to muscular spasm, accumulation of flatus, etc., simulating an actual tumour in appearance, but disappearing upon the administration of an anaesthetic.