dudeen
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of dudeen
1835–45; < Irish dúidín, equivalent to dúd pipe + -ín diminutive suffix
Example Sentences
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It was a little friend, a fragrant friend, a tawny and somewhat grimy friend; it was in the pocket of his coat; it was of clay; in fact, it was nothing else than a dudeen.
From The American Baron by De Mille, James
"Sure it's a quare footman ye have, me lady," said a genial and friendly person who was sitting by the roadside smoking his old dudeen.
From Penelope's Irish Experiences by Wiggin, Kate Douglas Smith
Misther Costigan, give me your hand; sure I heard a thrifle o' what you were sayin' while I was suckin' my dudeen at the fire widout.
From The Hedge School; The Midnight Mass; The Donagh Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three by Carleton, William
A meerschaum or a wooden pipe is then allowable, but never a clay or a dudeen.
From The Complete Bachelor Manners for Men by Germain, Walter
Sitting here in the trenches Me heart's a-splittin' with spleen, For a parcel o' lead comes missing me head, But it smashes me old dudeen.
From Rhymes of a Red Cross Man by Service, Robert W. (Robert William)
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