In the English telegraph act of 1863, the word is defined as “a wire or wires used for the purpose of telegraphic communication, with any casing, coating, tube, or pipe inclosing the same, and any apparatus connected therewith for the purpose of telegraphic communication.” St. 26 & 27 Vict. c. 112, | 3
Source: Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed (1910)
