blow a cloud

verb

To smoke a cigar or pipe.

“Tom Crib's Memorial to Congress A civiller Swell I'd never wish to blow a cloud with.”

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Meanings

verbblow a cloud (third-person singular simple present blows a cloud, present participle blowing a cloud, simple past blew a cloud, past participle blown a cloud)

present singular third person blows a cloud · participle present blowing a cloud · past blew a cloud · participle past blown a cloud

  1. obsoleteslangTo smoke a cigar or pipe.

    Tom Crib's Memorial to Congress A civiller Swell I'd never wish to blow a cloud with.

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    Jack Randall's Scrap-Book Let me blow a cloud, or a bender spend At the Pig and Tinder-Box nightly.

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APA

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MLA

“blow a cloud.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blow%20a%20cloud. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blow a cloud,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blow%20a%20cloud.

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