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NARGILE

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Originally appearing in Volume V19, Page 240 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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NARGILE or NARGILEII, the See also:

Persian and See also:Turkish name for a " See also:hookah," a See also:tobacco See also:pipe with a See also:long flexible See also:tube for See also:stem passing through a See also:vessel containing See also:water, often perfumed. This bowl was originally made of a coco-See also:nut (Persian ndrgil), whence the name, but now See also:glass, See also:metal or See also:porcelain, are also used.

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