pipeful

[ pahyp-foo l ]

/ ˈpaɪp fʊl /

a quantity sufficient to fill the bowl of a pipe: a pipeful of tobacco.

Origin of pipeful

First recorded in 1595–1605; pipe¹ + -ful

See -ful.

In lieu of money the gamblers wagered with cedar-berries, each of which berries represented a pipeful of tobacco.

The Man of the Forest |Zane Grey
Looking over when he had finished that pipeful––I had not drawn my curtain––he caught my eyes on him.

The Seiners |James B. (James Brendan) Connolly
And then: “Might I trouble either of you gentlemen for a pipeful of tobacco?”

Detectives, Inc. |William Heyliger
At seven o'clock the night shift came in, and Hood borrowed a pipeful of tobacco from him and put on his coat.

The Man Who Rocked the Earth |Arthur Train

An' I won't change my opinion now, but if you will spare me a pipeful I'll risk my health to ha' a smoke wi' you now, Andie.'

Sonnie-Boy's People |James B. Connolly