corncob pipe
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
There is a photo from that time of a teenage Hemingway, corncob pipe in his mouth, holding three good-size trout.
From New York Times ● Oct. 1, 2015
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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