smoke pole

plural smoke poles

1. The central, vertical pole of a teepee.

   Hanging on the center smoke pole high above the small smoldering fire hung two beadeye dolls.

   2015, Barend Van Kimball, Tuck and Nip: A Novel, →ISBN

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   A little cross stick is tied to the smoke pole of the four-pole tipi where it is secured to the flap to prevent its going through too far. The cover for a four-pole tipi is cut quite differently from that for a three-pole one.

   1989, Reginald Laubin, Gladys Laubin, Stanley Vestal, The Indian tipi: its history, construction, and use

   To keep the end of the smoke pole from going too far through the hole, a small cross-piece should be lashed to it about two feet from the end.

   2000, Julian Harris Salomon, The Book of Indian Crafts and Indian Lore

2. A ridgepole.

   These rafters are connected at the top by a round bar, the smoke pole, which also serves to take the hooks on which the cooking pots are suspended.

   1962, Ørnulv Vorren, Ernst Mauritz Manker, Lapp Life and Customs: A Survey, page 44

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   The support structure of the arched-post tent consists of two inclined arches joined by three transverse poles, a ridge or smoke-pole at the top and two other poles at about half the height.

   1979, Philip Drew, Tensile architecture, page 16

3. slangA firearm.

   “You reach for that smoke pole, law dog, and you're a dead man.”

   2013, Robert F. (Bob) Turpin -, Gun Smoke Justice, →ISBN

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   Drawing a deep, steadying breath, Barefoot smelled the machine oil of the well-kept smoke pole. His very first shot put an immediate stop to Swann's barraging of Jessie.

   1994, Wesley Ellis, Lone Star 144/sierra, →ISBN

   When first introduced to the flintlock, Steve and I worked at a State Prison and he made me promise to never utter the words “smoke pole” at work for fear of people getting the wrong idea about us.

   2009, Michael Pitzer, Native Re-Enacting Made Easy, →ISBN, page 5

4. A long stick or pole with a burning tip, used to repel insects.

   A smoke-pole is quite handy to keep two or more swarms from settling together.

   1890, American Bee Journal - Volume 26, page 22

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   I separate my swarms with my smoke-pole, holding It near the swarm already settled, which will prevent others from settling.

   1885, Gleanings in bee culture, volume 13

   Another commented on such useful bush-lore as lighting a fire with a shoe-lace, stick, and dry birch bark, and using an “Indian smoke pole” to keep bugs away.

   1998, John S. Marsh, Bruce W. Hodgins, Changing Parks, →ISBN, pages 126–127

present singular third person smokes pole · participle present smoking pole · participle past smoked pole · past smoked pole

1. rareslangTo perform fellatio.

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   December 2004, Los Angeles Magazine p. 100http://books.google.es/books?id=ll0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA100&dq=%22smoking+pole%22&hl=es&ei=VDl6TrbtGs34sgbe_dStDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CE8Q6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=%22smoking%20pole%22&f=false "Can you imagine," says Oddo, "the personal history that a 12-year-old little girl has to come from to start smoking pole 50 times a night for her pimp? It breaks your heart."