Definition

Noun: A device used for smoking tobacco, consisting of a hollow stem (tube) and a small bowl at one end where the tobacco is placed and lit.

Usage

A tobacco pipe is used for the leisurely smoking of tobacco. The user packs dried tobacco into the bowl, lights it, and then draws smoke through the stem and mouthpiece.

Examples

• He filled his tobacco pipe with a fragrant blend.
• The old wooden tobacco pipe was his favorite possession.
• Smoking a tobacco pipe requires patience and technique.

Advanced Usage

• "To smoke a pipe": This is the standard verb phrase for using a tobacco pipe.
  • He liked to smoke a pipe after dinner.
• "Pipe smoking": Used as a compound noun to describe the activity or habit.
  • The room smelled of pipe smoking.

Variants and Related Words

• Pipe: A common shortened form for "tobacco pipe."
  • He tapped out his pipe into the ashtray.
• Meerschaum: A type of tobacco pipe made from a soft white mineral.
• Briar: A type of tobacco pipe made from the root of the heath tree.
• Churchwarden: A style of tobacco pipe with a very long stem.

Synonyms

• Smoking pipe
• Briar (when referring to the common material)
• Meerschaum (when referring to that specific material)

Related Phrases

• Pipe tobacco: The specific type of tobacco prepared for use in a pipe.
• Pipe cleaner: A flexible brush used to clean the stem of a pipe.

Noun

1. a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco