pipeful

[ pahyp-fool ]

/ ˈpaɪp fʊl /

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noun, plural pipe·fuls.

a quantity sufficient to fill the bowl of a pipe: a pipeful of tobacco.

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Origin of pipeful

First recorded in 1595–1605; pipe¹ + -ful

usage note for pipeful

See -ful.

Words nearby pipeful

pipe down, pipe dream, pipefish, pipe fitter, pipe fitting, pipeful, pipe jacking, pipe-layer, pipeline, pipeliner, pipelining

How to use pipeful in a sentence

The Factor filled the interval by relating a ludicrous anecdote for his companion's benefit, and chopping a pipeful of plug.
Menotah|Ernest G. Henham
Take him away fr'm th' supper table at wanst, give him a pipeful iv tobacco an' walk him three times around th' block.'
Mr. Dooley Says|Finley Dunne
In lieu of money the gamblers wagered with cedar-berries, each of which berries represented a pipeful of tobacco.
The Man of the Forest|Zane Grey
He never trusted Captain Scraggs with anything more valuable than a pipeful of tobacco.
Captain Scraggs|Peter B. Kyne

With much reluctance the handy man surrenders, and begs a pipeful of tobacco for threading the needle.
Beggars|W. H. (William Henry) Davies