dudeen
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of dudeen
1835–45; < Irish dúidín, equivalent to dúd pipe + -ín diminutive suffix
Example Sentences
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Well, one night me elder brother Tim was sittin' over the fire, smokin' his dudeen an' thinkin' of his sins, when in comes Buck with the hobbles on him.
From The Blue Lagoon: a romance by H. De Vere (Henry De Vere) Stacpoole
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 William Carleton
There he was, with his "shocking bad hat," his freckled face, his bright eye, and his shrewd expression, smoking his old "dudeen," and gazing at the new world around him.
From Lands of the Slave and the Free Cuba, the United States, and Canada by Henry A. Murray
Phelim O'Rourke smokes his dudeen on a bench by the door, and invites the passer-by to enter and examine the trophies.
From Penelope's Irish Experiences by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin
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 James De Mille
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