corncob pipe
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Open-city proponent, former city councilman, lawyer noted for defending houses of ill repute, casually smoked a corncob pipe.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 5, 2023
The wooden dialogue gives Liam Neeson little to do beyond bite on his corncob pipe and berate subordinates who dare question him.
From New York Times • Aug. 11, 2016
Williams' first big-screen mark came in 1980, in one of director Robert Altman's lesser works, the live-action "Popeye," with Williams transforming himself with a corncob pipe and outsize forearms.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 12, 2014
One can imagine the stern-visaged MacArthur staring down visitors, or toying with his corncob pipe.
From Time • Jul. 20, 2012
Miss Sadie sat in a metal patio chair, smoking a corncob pipe and giving me instructions on how to put my weight into that shovel to turn up the dirt.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
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