smoking-concert
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of smoking-concert
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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"That sounds a good one," said Carthew, struggling with an unreasonable sensation of being in the chair at a smoking-concert.
From A Safety Match by Hay, Ian
To go to séances with good intentions is like ... like ... holding a smoking-concert in a powder-magazine on behalf of an orphan asylum.
From The Necromancers by Benson, Robert Hugh
Comrade Jarvis," he said, "I fear that as a smoking-concert this is not going to be a success.
From Psmith, Journalist by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)
It was the Admiral's gig, rowing softly, that came into the midst of that merry little smoking-concert.
From Soldiers Three - Part 2 by Kipling, Rudyard
Mr. Cordal's shirt-front announced that he had temporarily given up Gumton in favour of the red, red wine of the smoking-concert baritone.
From Patricia Brent, Spinster by Jenkins, Herbert George
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