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corncob pipe

British  

noun

  1. a pipe made from a dried corncob

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“Cut loose from the world,” he added, “chewing on his corncob pipe, the boy was blissfully lost in this stillwater paradise.”

From New York Times Jan. 18, 2023

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

Frosty the Snowman In this animated classic, Jackie Vernon provides the voice of Frosty, the legendary snowman with a corncob pipe and a button nose.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 26, 2020

One can imagine the stern-visaged MacArthur staring down visitors, or toying with his corncob pipe.

From Time Jul. 20, 2012

Even the smoke from his little corncob pipe smells good, the way it blends in.

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick

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