CHIBOUK

Etymology

Noun

chibouk (plural chibouks)

a Turkish tobacco pipe

Source: Wiktionary


Chi*bouque", Chi*bouk", n. Etym: [F. chibouque, fr. Turk.]

Definition: A Turkish pipe, usually with a mouthpiece of amber, a stem, four or five feet long and not pliant, of some valuable wood, and a bowl of baked clay.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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