hubble-bubble

[huhb-uh l-buhb-uh l]

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noun

a simple form of the hookah, in which the smoke passes through water, causing a bubbling sound.

a bubbling sound.

an uproar; turmoil.

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Origin of hubble-bubble

First recorded in 1625–35; rhyming compound based on bubble

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Two teenage brothers apparently lit a campfire, smoked a nargillah—a hubble-bubble—and went home.
Israel's Inferno|Fania Oz-Salzberger|December 5, 2010|DAILY BEAST
In the hubble-bubble the pipe is so contrived that the water in the bowl makes a bubbling noise while the pipe is being smoked.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6|Various
Dr. Jackal was sitting with his hind legs crossed, and smoking a hubble-bubble.
The Talking Thrush|William Crooke
The hubble-bubble passed from mouth to mouth, and the crew whiled away the evening hours with their monotonous chants.
Gold, Sport, And Coffee Planting In Mysore|Robert H. Elliot

For the officers, the native chillim or hubble-bubble was brought and handed round to them one after another.
At the Court of the Amr|John Alfred Gray
I lighted a cigar, and Akong smoked his hubble-bubble, a small copy of the nargileh of the Turks.
St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 4, February 1878|Various

British Dictionary definitions for hubble-bubble

hubble-bubble

noun

another name for hookah

hubbub; turmoil

a bubbling or gargling sound

Word Origin for hubble-bubble

C17: rhyming jingle based on bubble

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