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stapple

nounobject

narrow mouthpiece of a smoking pipe

The narrow shaft or mouthpiece of a smoking pipe, historically made from clay.

Example in use

Gie me da stapple o da clay pipe.

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/STAP-uhl/

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Origin & context

scotsolderneutral

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