OED and definition of "siphon"

[Dan Goncharoff]

Maybe they are both right:

http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/2372/how-does-a-siphon-work

DanG

On 5/11/2010 11:26 PM, Cohen, Gerald Leonard wrote:
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> The issue mentioned above is discussed on the following website. (But I have no idea who's right.)
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