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Definition of Hookas
1. hooka [n] - See also: hooka
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hookas
Literary usage of Hookas
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Tara by Meadows Taylor, Philip Meadows Taylor (1863)
"... and was advancing to the inner apartment when the man stopped him. " There are
no hookas to be had here to-night; it is past the hour, ..."
2. Report on the Territories Conquered from the Paishwa by Mountstuart Elphinstone (1838)
"... you shall have half; that is, eight hookas in one place, ... or six hookas.
You shall enjoy half of this, while I retain the other half. 15th. ..."
3. Memoir and Brief Notes Relative to the Kutch State by Stanley Napier Raikes, R. Hughes Thomas (1855)
"The price of 100 cocoanut shells, polished for hookas, is variable, viz. 1, 2,
3, 4, and 5 rials in Zanzibar; there are about 20 or 30000 yearly imported ..."
4. Familiar Quotations: A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced by John Bartlett (1906)
"Divine in hookas, glorious in a pipe When tipp'd with amber, mellow, rich, and
ripe ; Like other charmers, wooing the caress More dazzlingly when daring in ..."
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