corncob pipe
Britishnoun
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He often walked the halls, puffing on a corncob pipe as he devised basic experiments that would have far-reaching and even profound effects.
From Washington Post
Frosty the Snowman In this animated classic, which marks its 50th anniversary this year, Jackie Vernon provides the voice of Frosty, the legendary snowman with a corncob pipe and a button nose.
From Los Angeles Times
No, Ferrence didn’t grow up smoking a corncob pipe or hearing stories of moonshining.
From Washington Times
Now, King Features is celebrating the sailor — who still has his trademark bulging forearms, though not always his corncob pipe — with a new series of animated shorts, “Popeye’s Island Adventures,” on the Popeye and Friends YouTube channel.
From Washington Post
It’s not really clear what happened over at The Daily Show on Monday, because this segment doesn’t even have a picture of Roger Stone standing on the deck of a steamboat smoking a corncob pipe:
From Slate
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