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'''Slot''': A slot is the wide opening at the end of the mouthpiece tapering into the airway of the pipe. Generally seen only on vulcanite and acrylic stems from the last century, the slot is funneled both to make the insertion of a pipe cleaner easier and to make for a smoother flow for the smoke. | '''Slot''': A slot is the wide opening at the end of the mouthpiece tapering into the airway of the pipe. Generally seen only on vulcanite and acrylic stems from the last century, the slot is funneled both to make the insertion of a pipe cleaner easier and to make for a smoother flow for the smoke. | ||
'''Spur''': A small protrusion at the bottom of traditional clay pipes to ensure a hot bowl does not burn the table. Frequently included in cutty pipes made even in briar and meerschaum in later decades as an ornamental element of the cutty shape. Seen only occasionally today. | |||
[[File:Spur.jpg|thumb|center|100px|Clay Pipe Resting on Spur]] | |||
'''Stummel''': German for stump, the stummel is a complete pipe minus only a stem and any final adornments, including the bowl, shank, and transition between the two. | '''Stummel''': German for stump, the stummel is a complete pipe minus only a stem and any final adornments, including the bowl, shank, and transition between the two. | ||