Pipe
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Bouvier (1839)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
In English law. The name of a roll in the exchequer, otherwise called the "Great Roll" or "pipe roll." Spelman. A measure, containing two hogsheads. One hundred and twenty-six gallons is also called a pipe.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Same as Pipe-roll.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A roll in the exchequer; otherwise called the "great roll." A liquid measure containing two hogsheads.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States
John Bouvier · 1839
Engl. law. ‘The name of} upon the high seas, should commit a roll in the exchequer otherwise; the crime of as piracy defined by the called the Great Roll. law of nations, he should, on convic-