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pipe-hitter
noun 3
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1VERB + PIPE-HITTER
became, confirmed, pipe
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noun
1
A person that smokes drugs (especially opium) from a pipe.
We had several exhibitions of opium smoking, or "hitting the pipe." Every "pipe-hitter" seemed to feel glorious.
And so in his indolent way he drifted gradually into the habit and became a confirmed "pipe-hitter."
2
An intrepid individual; a go-getter.
This guy is one serious tackdriving pipe-hitter. If we're going to go after somebody this experienced, this dangerous, I think we deserve to know what he's really up to.
Despite his outer appearance of a hard-charging pipehitter, Sahil had a genuine gift for empathy.
3
Military slang for a skilled and intimidating soldier. This use of the term originated with the 1994 film "Pulp Fiction".
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We had several exhibitions of opium smoking, or "hitting the pipe." Every "pipe-hitter" seemed to feel glorious.
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And so in his indolent way he drifted gradually into the habit and became a confirmed "pipe-hitter."
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I frequently play 'em to 'double out' but I've been playing 'colors' lately, for they've had me locked up with a drunken coon, a Greaser horse-thief, and a Chinese pipe-hitter.
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