nosewarmer
Definition
Noun: A nosewarmer is a short tobacco pipe, especially one that is small enough to be held near the nose while smoking. The term is informal or slang.
Usage Examples
- (A short pipe used for smoking tobacco.)
- (A small, compact pipe.)
Advanced Usage
- "To smoke a nosewarmer": to use a short pipe, often implying a quick or casual smoking session.
- After dinner, he would smoke a nosewarmer on the porch. (He would enjoy a brief smoke using a short pipe.)
Variants and Related Words
- Nosewarmer (compound word, no common variants): The word is not commonly derived into other forms. However, it may be used as a modifier:
- He had a nosewarmer habit. (A habit of smoking a short pipe.)
Synonyms
- Short pipe: a pipe with a small bowl and short stem.
- Cutty pipe: a type of short clay pipe, historically popular.
- Dudeen: an Irish term for a short, clay tobacco pipe.
Related Idioms
- "To keep one's nosewarmer going": to continue smoking a short pipe, often used figuratively to mean maintaining a steady habit.
- He kept his nosewarmer going all through the meeting. (He continued smoking his short pipe throughout the meeting.)