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down⋅spout

[doun-spout]
–noun
a pipe for conveying rain water from a roof or gutter to the ground or to a drain.
Also called drainspout; British, downpipe.


Origin:
1895–1900; down 1 + spout
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down·spout   (doun'spout')   
n.  A vertical pipe for carrying rainwater down from a roof gutter.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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