pipeful

American  

[pahyp-fool] / ˈpaɪp fʊl /

noun

plural

pipefuls

1. a quantity sufficient to fill the bowl of a pipe.

   a pipeful of tobacco.

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Spelling

See -ful.

Etymology

Origin of pipeful

First recorded in 1595–1605; pipe ¹ + -ful

Example Sentences

Marathon money went to one M. Lenoble, who made a pipeful last 51 min.

From Time Magazine Archive

There was only the sound made by a man in the corner who drew noisily on a pipeful of rum-flavored tobacco, causing it to glow on and off, a red disk in the dark.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison

He had scarcely ridden long enough to smoke a pipeful of tobacco, when he entered a new country.

From Roumanian Fairy Tales by Percival, J. M.

They sat up in the shop until late, Gemsbok happy in the enjoyment of a pipeful of good tobacco.

From Between Sun and Sand A Tale of an African Desert by Scully, W. C. (William Charles)

But he held his peace, refilled the can with water and set it to boil, Dudgeon sitting in the one chair the room contained, as he stolidly cut a pipeful of tobacco.

From The Rider of Waroona by Scott, G. Firth