chibouk

American  

[chi-book, -book] / tʃɪˈbuk, -ˈbʊk /

Or chibouque

noun

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

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chibouk British  

/ tʃɪˈbuːk /

noun

1. a Turkish tobacco pipe with an extremely long stem

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Etymology

Origin of chibouk

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

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.

From Reuters

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.

From Project Gutenberg

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.

From Project Gutenberg

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.

From Project Gutenberg

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.

From Project Gutenberg