corncob pipe

ˈkɔːrnˌkɑːb paɪp

Definition of corncob pipe - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

smoking

Rare

pipe made from a dried corncob

Rare

He smoked his corncob pipe on the porch.
The old sailor cherished his corncob pipe.
Grandpa's corncob pipe was a family heirloom.

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Images of corncob pipe

pipe made from a dried corncob

Expressions with pipe

pipe down

stop talking or making noise

The teacher asked the students to pipe down during the lecture..

pipe dream

unrealistic hope or plan unlikely to happen

Winning the lottery is just a pipe dream.

pipe in

interrupt a conversation with a comment

She piped in with a suggestion during the meeting.

pipe up

speak suddenly or loudly in a group

He piped up with a question during the meeting.

go down the wrong pipe

accidentally enter the airway instead of the stomach while swallowing

The sip of juice went down the wrong pipe and made him cough.

just a pipe dream

wish unlikely to come true

His idea of becoming a movie star is just a pipe dream.

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French:pipe en épi de maïs, ...
German:Maiskolbenpfeife, ...
Italian:pipa di pannocchia, ...
Spanish:pipa de mazorca de maíz, ...
Portuguese:cachimbo de sabugo de milho, ...
Chinese:玉米芯烟斗, ...
Japanese:コーンコブパイプ, ...
Arabic:غِليُون كَوْز الذُّرَة, ...
Hebrew:מִקְטֶרֶת קָלַח תִּירָס, ...
Russian:трубка из кукурузного початка, ...
Ukrainian:трубка з кукурудзяного качана, ...
Hindi:मकई के भुट्टे का पाइप, ...
Bengali:ভুট্টার কুঁড়ির পাইপ, ...
Catalan:pipa de panotxa de blat de moro, ...
Czech:dýmka z kukuřičného klasu, ...
Danish:majsrørspibe, ...
Dutch:maïskolfpijp, ...
Greek:πίπα από καλαμπόκι, ...
Hungarian:csutkapipa, ...
Khmer:បំពង់ជក់ធ្វើពីគល់ពោត, ...
Korean:옥수수 속 파이프, ...
Persian:پیپ بلالی, ...
Polish:fajka z kolby kukurydzy, ...
Portuguese (BR):cachimbo de sabugo de milho, ...
Romanian:pipă din știulete de porumb, ...
Swedish:majskolvspipa, ...
Thai:ไปป์ซังข้าวโพด, ...
Turkish:mısır koçanı piposu, ...
Vietnamese:tẩu lõi ngô, ...

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