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单词 dudeen
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Definition of dudeen in English:

dudeen

noun duːˈdiːn
Irish historical

  • A short clay tobacco pipe.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • They lit up their dudeens and talked about Greece.
    • He usually had in his mouth a short dudeen; but in an evil moment he put the dudeen, lighted, in the pocket among the powder.
    • A man in the background raises his hat to salute a huge bag of flour being carried past by a dudeen-smoking laborer.
    • I can imagine Patrick going off to some neighbouring farmer's house, where the dudeen would be handed round.
    • He replaced his dudeen, and tightened his teeth and squeezed his lips on it.
    Synonyms
    tobacco pipe, briar, briar pipe, meerschaum, clay pipe

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Irish dúidín, diminutive of dúd 'pipe'.
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