chibouk

Or chi·bouque

[chi-book, -book]

noun

1. a Turkish tobacco pipe with a stiff stem sometimes 4 or 5 feet (1.2 or 1.5 meters) long.

chibouk

/ tʃɪˈbuːk /

noun

1. a Turkish tobacco pipe with an extremely long stem

Word History and Origins

Origin of chibouk¹

1805–15; < Turkish çibuk, variant of çubuk literally, shoot, sapling, staff

Word History and Origins

Origin of chibouk¹

C19: from French chibouque, from Turkish çubuk pipe

Example Sentences

Western-style schools are a prime target for their attacks, which include several secondary school massacres and the abduction of 200 school girls in April from the village of Chibouk.

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In half an hour I was in the full enjoyment of a Turkish bath; lolled half an hour on a divan, with chibouk and coffee, and came out fresh as if I had spent the last three weeks training for the ring.

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We again made a circuit among the ruins; examined particularly those of the library, where we found an old woman who had once been an attendant there, living in a little room in the cellar, completely buried under the stones of the fallen building; and returning, sat down with a chibouk before the door of an old Turkish coffee-house fronting the harbour.

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There were, perhaps, fifty Turks inside and out; sitting cross-legged, smoking the chibouk, and drinking coffee out of cups not larger than the shell of a Madeira-nut.

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We kicked our shoes off on the steps, seated ourselves on a mat outside, and took our chibouk and coffee with an air of savoir faire that would not have disgraced the worthiest Moslem of them all.

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