Queen's pipe (engl., spr. lwīns paip, »der Königin Tabakspfeife«), scherzhafter Name eines Ofens mit hohem Schornstein in den London-Docks, in dem verdorbene Waren, hauptsächlich Tabak, von der Zollbehörde verbrannt werden.
http://www.zeno.org/Meyers-1905. 1905–1909.
Queen's pipe — (spr. kwihns peip, d.i. Tabakspfeife der Königin), ein großer Ofen in den Londoner Docks, in dem verdorbene oder mit Beschlag belegte Waren, bes. Tabak, verbrannt werden … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
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