chillum

[ chil-uh m ]

/ ˈtʃɪl əm /

noun

the part of a hookah that contains the tobacco, marijuana, or other substance being smoked.

the substance that is smoked.

a hookah or other water pipe adapted for smoking marijuana, that can be passed in ritual fashion among a group of participants: used especially by Rastafarians.

Nearby words

Origin of chillum

First recorded in 1775–85, chillum is from the Hindi word cilam

Chillum

[ chil-uh m ]

/ ˈtʃɪl əm /

noun

a city in central Maryland, near Washington, D.C.

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Examples from the Web for chillum

Gie'em (give them) rice, peas, four cook for chillum, one nurse.
Slave Narratives Vol. XIV. South Carolina, Part 2|Works Projects Administration
My wife had been dead fur sebrel years, an' not habbin' any chillum I libed by myse'f in er cabin on er big plan'ation.
Up Terrapin River|Opie P. Read
Chillum, chil′um, n. the part of a hookah containing the tobacco and charcoal balls: a hookah itself: the act of smoking it.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
Thy servant was keeping watch over his masters, and smoking his chillum.
Gil the Gunner|George Manville Fenn

Masson describes a "chillum," or smoking apparatus, found embedded in an ancient wall in Beloochistan.
Notes & Queries, No. 40, Saturday, August 3, 1850|Various

British Dictionary definitions for chillum

chillum

/ (ˈtʃɪləm) /

noun

a short pipe, usually of clay, used esp for smoking cannabis

Word Origin for chillum

C18: from Hindi cilam, from Persian chilam

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