Smoke

smōk, n. the vapour from a burning body—a common term for the volatile products of the imperfect combustion of such organic substances as wood or coal.— v.i. to emit smoke: to smoke out instead of upward, owing to imperfect draught: to draw in and puff out the smoke of tobacco: to raise smoke by moving rapidly: to burn, to rage: to suffer, as from punishment.— v.t. to apply smoke to: to dry, scent, or medicate by smoke: to inhale the smoke of: to use in smoking: to try to expel by smoking: to scent out, discover: to quiz, ridicule: to thrash.— ns. Smoke′-black , lampblack; Smoke′-board , a board suspended before the upper part of a fireplace to prevent the smoke coming out into the room; Smoke′-box , part of a steam-boiler where the smoke is collected before pa ing out at the chimney; Smoke′-consū′mer , an apparatus for burning all the smoke from a fire.— adj. Smoke′-dried .— v.t. Smoke′-dry , to cure or dry by means of smoke.— ns. Smoke′-house , a building where meat or fish is cured by smoking, or where smoked meats are stored; Smoke′-jack , a contrivance for turning a jack by means of a wheel turned by the current of air ascending a chimney.— adj. Smoke′le , destitute of smoke.— adv. Smokel′e ly .— ns. Smoke′le ne ; Smō′ker , one who smokes tobacco: a smoking-carriage: one who smoke-dries meat: an evening entertainment at which smoking is permitted; Smoke′-sail , a small sail hoisted between the galley-funnel and the foremast when a ve el rides head to the wind; Smoke′-shade , a scale of tints ranging from 0 to 10, for comparison of different varieties of coal, according to the amount of unburnt carbon in their smoke; Smoke′-stack , an upright pipe through which the combustion-gases from a steam-boiler pa into the open air.— adj. Smoke′-tight , impervious to smoke.— ns. Smoke′-tree , an ornamental shrub of the cashew family, with long light feathery or cloud-like fruit-stalks; Smoke′-wash′er , an apparatus for removing soot and particles of unburnt carbon from smoke by making it pa through water; Smoke′-wood , the virgin's bower ( Clematis Vitalba ), whose porous stems are smoked by boys.— adv. Smō′kily .— ns. Smō′kine ; Smō′king , the act of emitting smoke: the act or habit of drawing into the mouth and emitting the fumes of tobacco by means of a pipe or cigar—a habit of great sedative value: a bantering; Smō′king-cap , -jack′et , a light ornamental cap or jacket often worn by smokers; Smō′king-carr′iage , -room , a railway-carriage, -room, supposed to be set apart for smokers.— adj. Smō′ky , giving out smoke: like smoke: filled, or subject to be filled, with smoke: tarnished or noisome with smoke: ( obs. ) suspicious.— On a smoke ( B. ), smoking, or on fire. [A.S. smocian , smoca ; Ger. schmauch .]