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jmdict 2850201 Active (id: 2144763)
薬筒
やくとう
1. [n]
▶ (chlorine) feeder tube
2. [n]
▶ (ammunition) cartridge



History:
5. A 2021-08-21 20:58:51  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Looks good.
4. A* 2021-08-21 15:50:06  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
http://www.septicsolutions.net/store/chlorinetabletfeeders.htm
https://stores.clearstreamparts.com/chlorinator-feed-tube-24-1-2/
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Norweco-Singulair-Green-Chlorination-Feed-Tube-and-Cap-BK000615/300879555
  Comments:
I found some English sources.
  Diff:
@@ -12,2 +12,5 @@
-<gloss>tube</gloss>
-<gloss>cartridge (e.g. ammunition)</gloss>
+<gloss>(chlorine) feeder tube</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<gloss>(ammunition) cartridge</gloss>
3. A* 2021-08-21 01:14:30  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Maybe this is better.
  Diff:
@@ -12 +12,2 @@
-<gloss>cartridge (esp. ammunition)</gloss>
+<gloss>tube</gloss>
+<gloss>cartridge (e.g. ammunition)</gloss>
2. A* 2021-08-20 21:49:55  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
https://zyoukasou.com/ziten/joukasou-ya2.html
https://zyoukasou.com/xx_zyou/43201.html
https://airpump.jp/xx_air/43106.html
  Comments:
It also refers to a tube that holds chlorine used to disinfect water. Judging from online results, this is the most common meaning. No idea what it's called in English, though.
1. A* 2021-08-19 09:28:09  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
薬筒	538
Unidic, Eijiro (e.g. 散弾の薬筒 : shot cartridge), 建築 glossary, etc.
  Comments:
Saw it in a 1940s military dictionary as "藥筒".

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