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Taft

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-005850

To spread the end of a lead pipe outward into a bell mouth or thin flange by driving a tapered wooden tool called a tanpin into it. The flared end then receives a pipe end shaped to a taper, and the two are sealed with wiped solder to form a taft joint. It is a traditional leadwork step used on waste, vent and overflow pipes.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-005850
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectPlumbing
TranslationsGerman: aufreißen; Spanish: abocinar; French: évaser
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-005850",
  "term": "Taft",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "To spread the end of a lead pipe outward into a bell mouth or thin flange by driving a tapered wooden tool called a tanpin into it. The flared end then receives a pipe end shaped to a taper, and the two are sealed with wiped solder to form a taft joint. It is a traditional leadwork step used on waste, vent and overflow pipes.",
  "subject": "Plumbing",
  "translations": {
    "de": "aufreißen",
    "es": "abocinar",
    "fr": "évaser"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/taft/"
}

Record 6,340 of 7,291 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.