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pipeful

American  
[pahyp-fool] / ˈpaɪp fʊl /

noun

  • pipefuls
    plural
  1. a quantity sufficient to fill the bowl of a pipe.

    a pipeful of tobacco.


Spelling

See -ful.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms


Etymology

Origin of pipeful

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


Example Sentences

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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

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 W. C. (William Charles) Scully

If this is unsuccessful, give a clyster, made with a pipeful of tobacco, boiled for a few minutes in a pint of water.

From Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. by Robert Jennings

An' I won't change my opinion now, but if you will spare me a pipeful I'll risk my health to ha' a smoke wi' you now, Andie.'

From Sonnie-Boy's People by James B. (James Brendan) Connolly

When the first pipefuls were finished they laid the pipes on the floor and picked up the other two, showing no sign of distress.

From The North American Indian by Edward S. Curtis

There were others who by the judicious administration of pipefuls of tobacco and pints of beer, managed to keep in Crass's good graces and often retained their employment when better workmen were 'stood off'.

From The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists by Robert Tressell

They sat down in the shade to rest, and thus several hours passed, and the old miner smoked up half 'a dozen pipefuls of his favorite plug mixture.

From The Rover Boys out West Or, The Search for a Lost Mine by Edward Stratemeyer

Though Josh Owen smoked many pipefuls, time soon began to drag on that worthy's hands.

From The Submarine Boys on Duty Life of a Diving Torpedo Boat by Victor G. Durham

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