HUBBLE-BUBBLE
\hˈʌbə͡lbˈʌbə͡l], \hˈʌbəlbˈʌbəl], \h_ˈʌ_b_əl_b_ˈʌ_b_əl]\
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a pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by passing through water
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A tobacco pipe, so arranged that the smoke passes through water, making a bubbling noise, whence its name. In India, the bulb containing the water is often a cocoanut shell.
By Oddity Software
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A tobacco pipe, so arranged that the smoke passes through water, making a bubbling noise, whence its name. In India, the bulb containing the water is often a cocoanut shell.
By Noah Webster.
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