chillum

noun

chil·lum | \ ˈchi-ləm

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Definition of chillum

1 : the part of a water pipe that contains the substance (such as tobacco or hashish) which is smoked also : a quantity of a substance thus smoked

2 : a funnel-shaped clay pipe for smoking

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Tourists follow suit, packing chillums—long Hindu pipes—with inky black hashish. — Ariel Sophia Bardi, Slate Magazine, "Death on the Hippie Trail," 2 Jan. 2017 In Afghanistan, Mellin smoked a chillum on the head of an ancient Buddha that’s since been destroyed by the Taliban. — Jason Nark, chicagotribune.com, "Philly’s ‘Uncle Rocky’ backpacking Asia at 87," 20 June 2017

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