A term for a small device that can be carried around discreetly and holds a very small amount of cannabis.
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
chillum (noun)1.
the part of a water pipe that contains the substance (as tobacco or hashish) which is smoked , also a quantity of a substance thus smoked
2.
a funnel-shaped clay pipe for smoking
Chillum (Wikipedia)
A chillum, or chilam, is a straight conical smoking pipe traditionally made of either clay or a soft stone (such as steatite or catlinite). It was used popularly in India in the eighteenth century and still often used to smoke marijuana. A small stone is often used as a stopper in the stem. The style of pipe spread to Africa, and has been known in the Americas since the 1960s. A chillum pipe is used in Rastafari rituals.
Chillum (Wiktionary)
English
Alternative forms
- cheelam, chelam, chilam, chillam
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi चिलम (cilam), from Classical Persian چلم (čilam).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɪləm/
Noun
chillum (plural chillums)
- A conical pipe used for smoking marijuana, usually made of fired clay, porcelain, soapstone, glass or, more rarely, wood.
- c. 1893, "Note by Babu Abhilas Chandra Mukerji, second Inspector of Excise, on the Origin and History of Trinath Worship in Eastern Bengal
Pipe, One-hitter, Smoking tube, Chillum stick, Chillum pipe
