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(con. late 19C) Pigtails and Gold Dust 156: No matter how crowded they [opium dens] might be there always seemed to be ‘room for one more pigtail’.at pigtail, n.
(con. late 19C) Pigtails and Gold Dust 156: No matter how crowded they [opium dens] might be there always seemed to be ‘room for one more pigtail’. (con. late 19C) Pigtails and Gold Dust 157: A pipe called the ‘smoking pistol,’ it being a polished stem of bamboo, often mounted with silver, a ring of ivory at the mouthpiece, and a round earthenware, flat-faced bowl, with a tiny hole in the centre.at smoking pistol, n.
(con. late 19C) Pigtails and Gold Dust 156: The opium smokers, and in all stages of stupor [...] endeavoring to get one more full ‘whiff.’.at whiff, n.
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