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chillum

1

[ chil-uhm ]

noun

  1. the part of a hookah that contains the tobacco, marijuana, or other substance being smoked.
  2. the substance that is smoked.
  3. 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

  1. a city in central Maryland, near Washington, D.C.

chillum

/ ˈtʃɪləm /

noun

  1. 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

A man was found fatally shot inside a vehicle in the Chillum area of Prince George’s County on Saturday afternoon.

A 31-year-old man was fatally shot in Chillum on Wednesday, Prince George’s police said.

The nearly $1 million investment will put bicycles in some of the county’s most densely populated areas, including Langley Park, Chillum, Largo and a stretch of Route 1 from Mount Rainier to Greenbelt.

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.

Fo Gawd in Heaven, dat Dago en his wife en fo chillum wuz pickin cotton by de moonlight.

Thy servant was keeping watch over his masters, and smoking his chillum.

Masson describes a "chillum," or smoking apparatus, found embedded in an ancient wall in Beloochistan.

Gie'em (give them) rice, peas, four cook for chillum, one nurse.

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