drift plug

drift plug

[′drift ‚pləg]

(engineering)

A plug that can be driven into a pipe to straighten it or to flare its opening.

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drift plug

1. A hardwood cylindrical plug which is driven through a soft-metal pipe to straighten it.

2. A conical plug driven into one end of a soft-metal pipe to produce a flare.

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