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downspout

On-Yomi: トウ

Koohii stories:

1) [ikmys] 14-6-2007(34): A downspout is made by hollowing out a tree and placing it to carry water "traffic" from your rooftop down to the ground.

2) [blannk] 6-12-2009(14): My downspout empties into a bucket (#2530 桶) 桶 beside the road.

3) [Megaqwerty] 20-6-2007(6): You can't believe the traffic when climbing trees: why just the other day there was this massive downspout of leaves. It's really hard being a tree climber, harder than being a plumber, at any rate.

4) [timcampbell] 31-12-2008(2): The Romans developed a system of wooden downspouts to drain water away from areas of heavy traffic.

5) [cameron_en] 20-11-2008(1): When there's a traffic jam, you can avoid the rush by using the downspout; a secret underground highway with a hidden entrance next to a big tree. Reminds me of that episode of the simpsons when homer joins the freemasons.

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