pipeful

[pahyp-fool]

noun

plural

pipefuls 

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

   a pipeful of tobacco.

Spelling Note

See -ful.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pipeful¹

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

Example Sentences

Francie heard that the principal often came down to Mr. Jenson’s furnace room to sit and talk for a few moments while he smoked a pipeful of tobacco.

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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.

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

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Olelbis gave him another pipeful, and he smoked it out, but was not possessed.

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When the railroad men rewarded his little services with a pipeful or a package of his favorite brand, Stiggs was a very happy man.

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