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   Conduit , n. [F., fr. LL. conductus escort, conduit. See Conduct.]
   A pipe, canal, channel, or passage for conveying water or fluid.
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   All the conduits of my blood froze up.
   Shak.
   
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   This is the fountain of all those bitter waters, of which, through a hundred different conduits, we have drunk.
   Burke.
   
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   (Arch.) (a) A structure forming a reservoir for water.
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   (b) A narrow passage for private communication.
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