water pipe

noun

a pipe for conveying water.

a smoking apparatus, as a hookah or narghile, in which the smoke is drawn through a container of water and cooled before reaching the mouth.

Nearby words

water parting, water pennywort, water pepper, water pill, water pimpernel, water-pipe, water pipit, water pistol, water plant, water plantain, water platter

Origin of water pipe

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50

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Examples from the Web for water-pipe

He must have climbed out of his window, and come down the water-pipe, as he did one day last summer.
Under Padlock and Seal|Charles Harold Avery
A quick movement up the water-pipe, and his knee rested on the roof.
The Forged Coupon and Other Stories|Leo Tolstoy
Then he would trot softly back, shoot up the water-pipe once more, and so to bed.
Mike|P. G. Wodehouse
The wind had dropped, and in that funnel of ground every least noise and movement reached them like whispers up a water-pipe.
Rewards and Fairies|Rudyard Kipling

Mr. Spout inquired what a nargillê was, and was informed that it was a water-pipe.
The History and Records of the Elephant Club|Knight Russ Ockside and Q. K. Philander Doesticks

British Dictionary definitions for water-pipe

water pipe

noun

a pipe for water

another name for hookah

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Word Origin and History for water-pipe

water-pipe

c.1400, "conduit for water," from water (n.1) + pipe (n.1). The smoking sense is first attested 1824.

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Word Origin and History for water-pipe

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