Pipe Abbreviations, Descriptions, and Definitions.

[Python]

Here are some abbreviations that are commonly used on pipe forums.

965 - Dunhill My Mixture 965
1792 - SG 1792 Flake
5100 - McClelland's 5100
BBF - SG Best Brown Flake
BC - Butz-Choquin Pipes
BCF - GH Bob's Choc Flake
BFP – C&D Baileys Front Porch
B&M - Brick and Mortar, i.e. an actual tobacco store, rather than an online shop.
CAO – A Brand of Meerschaum Pipes
C&D - Cornell & Diehl Tobacco Co.
CH - Carter Hall Tobacco (An OTC)
DBE - GH Dark Bird's Eye
DGT - Delayed Gratification Technique
DH - Dunhill
DLF - Dunhill Light Flake
DLNR - Dunhill Deluxe Navy Rolls
EMP - Dunhill Early Morning Pipe
ERR - Edgeworth Ready Rubbed- sometimes ERRd
FM - McClelland Frog Morton
FMOTB - McClelland Frog Morton On The Bayou.
FMOTT - McClelland Frog Morton On The Town.
FVF - SG Full Virginia Flake
GH or G&H - Gawith & Hoggarth Tobacco Co.
GLP - G.L. Pease Tobacco
HB – C&D Haunted Bookshop
HCA - Hans Christian Anderson, a line of pipes made by Stanwell Pipes
H&H- Hearth & Home (Pipesandcigars.com House Blend)
HOTW - Rattray's Hal o' the Wind
HOW - House of Windsor
KW – Kaywoodie Pipes
LBF or PSLBF - Peter Stokkebye Luxury Bulls Eye Flake
LNF or PSLNF - Peter Stokkebye Luxury Navy Flake
LTF or PSLTF - Peter Stokkebye Luxury Twist Flake
McB – Mac Baren Tobacco Co.
McC - McClelland Tobacco Co.
MM - Missouri Meerschaum Corncob Pipe
NAC - North American Carvers (Pipe Makers from North America)
OG - Rattray's Old Gowrie
OGS – Orliks Golden Sliced
OJK – C&D Old Joe Krantz
OTC - Over the Counter (i.e. Drugstore Tobacco Blends)
PA - Prince Albert Tobacco (An OTC)
PAD - Pipe Acquisition Disorder
PS - Peter Stokkebye
P&W or PW - Pipeworks & Wilke
SG - Samuel Gawith Tobacco Co.
SL – SG Squadron Leader
SMS – A Brand of Meerschaum Pipes
SMM - Dunhill Standard Mixture Medium
SWR - Sir Walter Raleigh (An OTC)
TAD - Tobacco Acquisition Disorder
YMMV - Your mileage may vary.

[Python]

Here are some descriptions and definitions.

PIPE TYPES

BRIAR: This is the closely-grained burl joint between the stem and roots of the White Heath, a tree found on the hillsides of mainly Mediterranean countries. Underground, this burl protects the briar wood, which is tough, close grained, porous, and nearly impervious to heat. Good briar is hard to find. The larger shrubs take a long time to mature...and the older the shrub the better the briar and thus your pipe. The most suitable root may be 80 to 100 years old, and the finest pipe briar may be from a shrub over 200 years old... aged and mellowed by time.

MEERSCHAUM: A German word meaning literally, "sea-foam," alluding to the belief that it was the compressed whitecaps of waves. Meerschaum is a mineral - hydrous silicate of magnesium - one of the most porous substances found in nature. Composed of the fossilized shells of tiny sea creatures that fell to the ocean floor millions of years ago, meerschaum is found in red clay deposits. Meerschaum deposits of the highest quality are found only in one place in the world - Eskishehir, in central Turkey.

AFRICAN BLOCK MEERSCHAUM: comes from Tanzania, Africa and is usually stained in varying shades of brown, black and yellow.

MISSOURI MEERSCHAUM: The All-American Corncob pipe. It is a length of hollowed-out corncob, usually from a special hybrid variety of corn, with a straight wooden stem and, sometimes, a inexpensive plastic mouthpiece. Some veteran pipe smokers buy corncobs by the dozens, smoke one until it burns out or goes sour, then throw it away and light up another. (If a youngster uses yours to blow soap bubbles, buy another.)

CALABASH: A South African gourd similar to a squash grown specifically for use in pipes. The shape is determined as the gourd grows by placing small blocks under the stem, forcing it into a gentle curve. The mature gourd is cut and dried, then fitted with a cork gasket to receive a meerschaum bowl. The finished pipe offers one of the coolest, driest smokes available.

CLAY PIPE: Clay or pottery pipes were very popular in England and in Europe before the discovery of briar. In London coffee houses and clubs, long-stemmed "Church wardens" and "London Straws" were universally accepted. The finest clay for pipes is said to be found in Devon, England.

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PIPE PARTS

BOWL: The part of the pipe that holds the tobacco.

HEEL: The base of the inside of the pipe bowl.

SHANK: The part of the pipe that joins the bowl and the stem.

STEM: The part that connects the shank with the bit. Examine it carefully. Its quality, finish and fit will reveal the maker's carelessness or attention to detail.

STINGER: Metal insert in pipe to promote condensation and prevent the inhaling of "juice"

BIT: The part of the pipe stem that fits in the mouth.

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PIPE TERMS

CAKE: A small layer of protective carbon allowed to form and remain in the bowl of a briar pipe. The cake protects the briar from burning but too much cake can split the pipe by causing uneven heating of the bowl.

DOTTLE: Unburned tobacco left in the heel of a pipe.

ESTATE: A pre-owned pipe.

TONGUE BITE: Irritation of the tongue, can be caused by a variety of reasons.

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TOBACCO CUTS

FLAKE CUT: Tobacco packaged as large, flat flakes. Flake tobacco can be rubbed out to separate the flakes or folded and stuffed..

RIBBON CUT: Tobacco cut into long, thin ribbons, though not as long or as fine as SHAG.

CUBE CUT: Tobacco chopped into small square pieces.

SHAG: Tobacco which has been shredded very finely. Renowned as the type of preference for Sherlock Holmes; at that time, shag was considered an inferior grade.

RUBBING OUT: Separating tobacco pieces prior to smoking, by rubbing in the palm of the hand. Rubbing out is done to Flake or Plug cut tobaccos.

[JAX]

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[JAX]

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[strider72]

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