hubble-bubble
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Stiffly the B. C. C.'s corresponding secretary explained that he was referring to the T. C. C. "an order for a hubble-bubble received from a wealthy American who lives on Rhode Island."
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In Istanbul last week the Turkish Chamber of Commerce received an order for "a hubble-bubble encrusted with pearls and diamonds" from the Berlin Chamber of Commerce.
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As soon as the King's health had been drunk,† before which no smoking is ever allowed, he pushed aside the perfectos and lit his famed hubble-bubble, the Dawes underslung pipe.
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Sunnis and Shi'ites played on the same sports teams and shared hubble-bubble pipes over domino games in cafes.
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In the hubble-bubble the pipe is so contrived that the water in the bowl makes a bubbling noise while the pipe is being smoked.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" by Various
