briarroot

American

[brahy-er-root, -root] / ˈbraɪ ərˌrut, -ˌrʊt /

noun

a variant of brierroot.

briarroot British

/ ˈbraɪəˌruːt /

noun

the hard woody root of the briar, used for making tobacco pipes
any of several other woods used to make tobacco pipes

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"We would be wuss nor fools if we did—with them human wildcats a—watchin' of us," and he began to puff vigorously at his short stump of a briarroot pipe.

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