smoke eater

  • 1smoke-eater — n Fireman. My father is a smoke eater. 1990s …

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  • 2smoke eater — n. a firefighter. □ A couple of off duty smoke eaters wandered around the store doing a little shopping. □ The smoke eaters took a long time getting there …

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  • 3smoke eater — noun 1. : fire fighter 2. : a device used with a smokejack in an enginehouse to draw smoke from a locomotive into a tank or pit for separating the solids in the smoke from the gas …

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  • 4smoke eater — noun a) A firefighter. b) A device or piece of equipment designed to remove smoke from the air …

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  • 5smoke-eater — /smohk ee teuhr/, n. Slang. a firefighter. [1925 30] * * * …

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  • 6smoke eater — n. firefighter …

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  • 7smoke-eater — /smohk ee teuhr/, n. Slang. a firefighter. [1925 30] …

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  • 8smoke — {{11}}smoke (n.1) late O.E. smoca, related to smeocan give off smoke, from P.Gmc. *smeukanan (Cf. M.Du. smooc, Du. smook, M.H.G. smouch, Ger. Schmauch), from PIE root *smeug(h) to smoke (Cf. Arm. mux smoke, Gk …

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  • 9Smoke ring — A smoke ring is a visible vortex ring formed by expelling smoke through an opening. It can be created by blowing smoke from the mouth, while smoking. In general, a smoke ring occurs when a mass of fluid (from the mouth, lungs, or another… …

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  • 10The Hasheesh Eater — is an autobiographical book by Fitz Hugh Ludlow describing the author s altered states of consciousness and philosophical flights of fancy while he was using a cannabis extract. First published in 1857, The Hasheesh Eater went through four… …

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