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Definition of Chain-smoke
1. Verb. Smoke one cigarette after another; light one cigarette from the preceding one.
Definition of Chain-smoke
1. Verb. (intransitive) To smoke cigarettes by continuously lighting one from the glowing end of the previous one. ¹
2. Verb. (intransitive) To smoke tobacco cigarettes frequently. ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) To smoke by continuously lighting one from another. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chain-smoke
Literary usage of Chain-smoke
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Others for 1919: An Anthology of the New Verse by Alfred Kreymborg (1920)
"... fleshy faces of the seconds, bare bodies, suspender buckles, white shirt-fronts,
and the referee's gold watch chain. Smoke — fighting and always losing. ..."
2. The Universal Anthology: A Collection of the Best Literature, Ancient by Richard Garnett, Leon Vallée, Alois Brandl (1899)
""Open the door," exclaimed the indignant page, "or, by Saint Giles, I will make
thy gold chain smoke for it !" " Make no alarm here," retorted the ..."
3. The International Library of Famous Literature: Selections from the World's by Andrew Lang, Donald Grant Mitchell, Nathan Haskell Dole, Forrest Morgan, Caroline Ticknor (1898)
"Open the door," exclaimed the indignant page, " or, by .Saint Giles, I will make
thy gold chain smoke for it I" " Make no alarm here ..."
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