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"the same eternal "gul-gul-gul" sound of my Boss's inextinguishable chelum pipe"

May 17, 2005 10:36 PM
by Daniel H. Caldwell


In LETTERS FROM H.P. BLAVATSKY TO
A.P. SINNETT, HPB wrote about:

"...the same eternal 'gul-gul-gul' sound of my 
Boss's inextinguishable chelum pipe...."
LBS, p. 38


Dictionary definitions:

Main Entry: chil·lum 
Pronunciation: 'chi-l&m
Function: noun
Etymology: Hindi cilam, from Persian chilam
1 : the part of a water pipe that contains the substance 
(as tobacco or hashish) which is smoked; also : 
a quantity of a substance thus smoked
2 : a funnel-shaped clay pipe for smoking 

Main Entry: hoo·kah  
Pronunciation: 'hu-k&, 'hü-
Function: noun
Etymology: Arabic huqqah bottle of a water pipe
: WATER PIPE 2 

Main Entry: water pipe
Function: noun
1 : a pipe for conveying water
2 : a smoking device that consists of a bowl 
mounted on a vessel of water which is provided 
with a long tube and arranged so that smoke is 
drawn through the water where it is cooled and 
up the tube to the mouth 








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