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yard of clay

yard of clay noun: a long pipe for smoking; a churchwarden pipe.

Noun

yard of clay (plural yards of clay)

  1. (archaic, slang) A long pipe for smoking; a churchwarden pipe.
    • […] he failed repeatedly until he took over his famous house in Haymarket, where for many years, surrounded by such admirers as Byron, Tom Moore and Hazlitt, he smoked his yard of clay, drained his glass of 'daffy', and […]1954, Denzil Batchelor, Big Fight: The Story of World Championship Boxing, page 44

Forms of yard of clay

pluralyards of clay

Questions about yard of clay

What does yard of clay mean?
Yard of clay means a long pipe for smoking; a churchwarden pipe.
What part of speech is yard of clay?
Yard of clay is a noun.
What is the plural of yard of clay?
The plural of yard of clay is yards of clay.

Words near yard of clay in the dictionary

  1. yard jockey
  2. yard jockeys
  3. yard light
  4. yard lights
  5. yard of ale
  6. yard of clay
  7. yard of land
  8. yard of satin
  9. yard out
  10. yard pilot
  11. yard pilots

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