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rone

(rəʊn; Scottish ron) or

ronepipe

n
(Architecture) Scot a drainpipe or gutter for carrying rainwater from a roof
[C19: origin unknown]
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Maybe a bad spirit would make me do it [...] if it was a ronepipe and ye were getting to the very top and the spirit just blew the wind and knocked ye off.
James Kelman's melancholic politics
She said she agreed a price to have the ronepipes replaced on the cottage and work was due to start the following day.
COWBOY CONNED SPINSTER OUT OF pounds 16,000; Bogus workman caged for targeting Elizabeth,81

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