pipestem

[ pahyp-stem ]

/ ˈpaɪpˌstɛm /

noun

the stem of a tobacco pipe.

something resembling this in slenderness, as an unusually thin arm or leg.

Origin of pipestem

An Americanism dating back to 1720–30; pipe¹ + stem¹

Words nearby pipestem

pipe roll, piperonal, piperonyl butoxide, pipe snake, pipes of Pan, pipestem, pipestone, pipette, pipe up, pipe vine, pipewort

Example sentences from the Web for pipestem

This stem is made up of little flat rings looking like bits of a pipestem.
Diggers in the Earth|Eva March Tappan
The mouthpiece of the pipestem was gently presented to the lips and the breath drawn through.
Prairie Smoke (Second Edition, Revised)|Melvin Randolph Gilmore
Evidently he had not fenced at Heidelberg for nothing, if he did have pink cheeks and pipestem legs.
The Other Fellow|F. Hopkinson Smith
A bough of the falling tree alighted on his right leg, snapping it like a pipestem, and pinning him down in the snow.
The Lady of North Star|Ottwell J. Binns

The arm bone snapped like a pipestem, but it was the monster's dying effort.
B. C. 30,000|Sterner St. Paul Meek

单词	pipestem
释义	pipestem [ pahyp-stem ] / ˈpaɪpˌstɛm / noun the stem of a tobacco pipe. something resembling this in slenderness, as an unusually thin arm or leg. Origin of pipestem An Americanism dating back to 1720–30; pipe¹ + stem¹ Words nearby pipestem pipe roll, piperonal, piperonyl butoxide, pipe snake, pipes of Pan, pipestem, pipestone, pipette, pipe up, pipe vine, pipewort Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pipestem This stem is made up of little flat rings looking like bits of a pipestem. Diggers in the Earth\|Eva March Tappan The mouthpiece of the pipestem was gently presented to the lips and the breath drawn through. Prairie Smoke (Second Edition, Revised)\|Melvin Randolph Gilmore Evidently he had not fenced at Heidelberg for nothing, if he did have pink cheeks and pipestem legs. The Other Fellow\|F. Hopkinson Smith A bough of the falling tree alighted on his right leg, snapping it like a pipestem, and pinning him down in the snow. The Lady of North Star\|Ottwell J. Binns The arm bone snapped like a pipestem, but it was the monster's dying effort. B. C. 30,000\|Sterner St. Paul Meek
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