smoke DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
1 n.
a fire which gives off dense, acrid smoke from having damp moss, green grass or leaves, etc. heaped on its flames.
See also: smudge (DCHP-1) (def. 1)
2 n.
a column of smoke from a dampened fire, intended as a signal or taken as a sign of the presence of other men.
See also: smoke talk signal fire
3a n.
a rest period between spells of travelling.
See also: pipe ((1)) (def. 2)
3b n.
a spell of travelling or rowing between rest periods at which a pipe was smoked; the distance that could be travelled in such a spell.
See also: pipe ((1)) (def. 1)
3c n.
a space of time.
See also: pipe ((1)) (def. 3)
4 n.
a drift of smoke seen at a distance as evidence of a forest fire.
See also: smoke drift