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'''Sokhoum''':  A type of Turkish varietal of the Samsun basibali type which is deeply fermented.  Grown in the mountains above the town of Sokhoum Kale (Sokhumi) in the Republic of Georgia.
'''Sokhoum''':  A type of Turkish varietal of the Samsun basibali type which is deeply fermented.  Grown in the mountains above the town of Sokhoum Kale (Sokhumi) in the Republic of Georgia.
'''Soppeng''':  A type of Indonesian tobacco prepared much like a traditional cavendish but using palm sugar as the sweetener, and then fired.  Primarily smoked in cigarettes but enjoyed as pipe tobacco also, Soppeng is sometimes flavored with cinnamon or other tastes during preparation.


'''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.
'''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]]
[[File:Spur.jpg|thumb|center|100px|Clay Pipe Resting on Spur]]
'''Srintil''':  A type of Indonesian tobacco grown in the Java region in the Temangung valley which grows at the top of a plant and by abnormality produces an extreme amount of resin, making it highly potent. 


'''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.

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