▪ I. † ˈintube, n. Obs. rare.
[ad. L. intubus (intybus, intibus), ad. Gr. ἔντυβον.]
= endive, q.v.
| 1657 Tomlinson Renou's Disp. 243 The sative Succory, or Intube. |
▪ II. intube, v.
(ɪnˈtjuːb)
[f. in-2 + tube.]
trans. To place in a tube. Hence inˈtubed ppl. a.
| 1688 J. Smith Baroscope 61 Just equal to the Top of the intubed Mercury. |