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chillum
1[ chil-uhm ]
noun
- the part of a hookah that contains the tobacco, marijuana, or other substance being smoked.
- the substance that is smoked.
- a hookah or other water pipe adapted for smoking marijuana, that can be passed in ritual fashion among a group of participants: used especially by Rastafarians.
Chillum
2[ chil-uhm ]
noun
- a city in central Maryland, near Washington, D.C.
chillum
/ ˈtʃɪləm /
noun
- a short pipe, usually of clay, used esp for smoking cannabis
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Word History and Origins
Origin of chillum1
First recorded in 1775–85, chillum is from the Hindi word cilam
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Word History and Origins
Origin of chillum1
C18: from Hindi cilam, from Persian chilam
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Example Sentences
My wife had been dead fur sebrel years, an' not habbin' any chillum I libed by myse'f in er cabin on er big plan'ation.
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Fo Gawd in Heaven, dat Dago en his wife en fo chillum wuz pickin cotton by de moonlight.
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Thy servant was keeping watch over his masters, and smoking his chillum.
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Masson describes a "chillum," or smoking apparatus, found embedded in an ancient wall in Beloochistan.
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Gie'em (give them) rice, peas, four cook for chillum, one nurse.
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