Middle English Dictionary Entry
sīphọ̄̆n n.
Entry Info
| Forms | sīphọ̄̆n n. Also sifone, ciphone. |
| Etymology | L sīpho(n, sīfo, -ōnis. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A water hose, fire hose; also, surg. a tube for drawing fluid out from a swelling.
Associated quotations
- (a1398) *Trev.Barth.(Add 27944)331b/b : Siphon..is a vessel þat haþ þe name for blowynge; he casteþ out water.
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)48b/a : First G[alen] commaunded for to drawe yt [fluid] oute wiþ ciphone [Ch.(2): a syfone; L sifone] or cetone.
Supplemental Materials (draft)
Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. siphon.