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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

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 This bowl was originally made of a coco-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

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