- hubble-bubble
- noun Etymology: reduplication of bubble Date: 1634 1. water pipe 2 2. a flurry of sound or activity ; commotion
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Hubble Bubble — est un groupe punk belge dans lequel a notamment débuté le chanteur Plastic Bertrand. Formé en 1973 par Alain Bureau et managé par Bernard Schol, le groupe sort un album éponyme en 1977 chez Barclay Records. Plastic Bertrand y figure comme auteur … Wikipédia en Français
Hubble-bubble — Hub ble bub ble, n. A tobacco pipe, so arranged that the smoke passes through water, making a bubbling noise, whence its name. In India, the bulb containing the water is often a cocoanut shell. It is a simple type of {hookah}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hubble-bubble — [hub′əl bub΄əl] n. [echoic] 1. a tobacco pipe in which the smoke is drawn through water, causing a bubbling sound; simple type of hookah 2. a bubbling sound 3. hubbub … English World dictionary
hubble-bubble — /hub euhl bub euhl/, n. 1. a simple form of the hookah, in which the smoke passes through water, causing a bubbling sound. 2. a bubbling sound. 3. an uproar; turmoil. [1625 35; rhyming compound based on BUBBLE] * * * … Universalium
hubble-bubble — noun a hookah. Origin C17: imitative repetition of bubble … English new terms dictionary
hubble-bubble — hub′ble bub ble n. 1) hookah 2) an uproar; turmoil • Etymology: 1625–35; rhyming compound based on bubble … From formal English to slang
hubble-bubble — n. 1 a rudimentary form of hookah. 2 a bubbling sound. 3 confused talk. Etymology: redupl. of BUBBLE … Useful english dictionary
hubble-bubble — noun a hookah … Wiktionary
hubble-bubble — n. narghile, huka, smoking pipe that uses water to filter smoke; riot, panic … English contemporary dictionary
hubble-bubble — /ˈhʌbəl bʌbəl/ (say hubuhl bubuhl) noun 1. Also, hubbly bubbly. a crude type of hookah. 2. a bubbling sound. 3. confusion; turmoil …
