Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In plumbing, a device for testing the tightness of house-drains by generating smoke within them.
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Examples
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I hardened my heart, and took the smoke-rocket from under my ulster.
Sole Music 2010
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I hardened my heart, and took the smoke-rocket from under my ulster.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1950
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I hardened my heart, and took the smoke-rocket from under my ulster.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1950
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I hardened my heart, and took the smoke-rocket from under my ulster.
Masterpieces of Mystery In Four Volumes Detective Stories Joseph Lewis French 1897
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I hardened my heart, and took the smoke-rocket from under my ulster.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Arthur Conan Doyle 1894
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I hardened my heart, and took the smoke-rocket from under my ulster.
A Scandal in Bohemia 1891
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I hardened my heart, and took the smoke-rocket from under my ulster.
The Lock and Key Library Classic Mystery and Detective Stories: Modern English Egerton Castle 1889
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"It is an ordinary plumber's smoke-rocket, fitted with a cap at either end, to make it self-lighting.
Masterpieces of Mystery In Four Volumes Detective Stories Joseph Lewis French 1897
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"It is an ordinary plumber's smoke-rocket, fitted with a cap at either end to make it self-lighting.
A Scandal in Bohemia 1891
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"It is an ordinary plumber's smoke-rocket, fitted with a cap at either end, to make it self-lighting.
The Lock and Key Library Classic Mystery and Detective Stories: Modern English Egerton Castle 1889
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