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hookah
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hookah, hooka
an oriental pipe for smoking marijuana, tobacco, etc., consisting of one or more long flexible stems connected to a container of water or other liquid through which smoke is drawn and cooled

hookah [′hü·kə]
(engineering)
An air supply device used in free diving, comprising a demand regulator worn by the diver and a hose extending to a compressed air supply at the surface.


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For centuries, men in Yemen have gathered around hookahs to puff fruit-scented smoke and chew qat, talk and pass the time.
Using fruit to make hookahs is common in parts of the Middle East, but relatively rare in the US, said George Egho, owner of Glendale-based thehookah.
Hookahs have long been used for smoking tobacco in the Middle East, North Africa and parts of Asia.
 
 
 
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