SIPHON • DICTIONARY ONE.COM • Definition of Siphon

... of drudgery, and takes just as much the longer to do in proportion as the reservoir is more distant from one's dwelling. In order to do away with this inconvenience, Mr. Giral, of Langogne (Lozere), has invented a sort of movable siphon that primes itself automatically, however small be the spring that feeds the reservoir in which it is placed. The apparatus (see figure) consists of an elbowed pipe, C A B D E, of galvanized iron, whose extremity, C, communicates with the outlet, R, where it is fixed by means of a piece of ...

— Scientific American Supplement, No. 508, September 26, 1885 • Various