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'''Egg''':  According to the [[Egg|A.S.P. Pipe Parts Charts by Bill Burney]], the egg is usually but not always a bent pipe with a bowl shaped like an egg, which can be thought of as an elongated apple shape.
'''Egg''':  According to the [[Egg|A.S.P. Pipe Parts Charts by Bill Burney]], the egg is usually but not always a bent pipe with a bowl shaped like an egg, which can be thought of as an elongated apple shape.
'''Elephant's Foot''':  A pipe shape originally created by Bo [[Nordh]] and characterized by straight grained side panels and wide front and back domed surfaces on the bowl exhibiting birdseye. 


'''English''':  Aside from the obvious geographical uses, the word "English" is often used among pipe smokers to refer to blends with latakia in them.  In reality, however, the term only developed to differentiate blends made in the United Kingdom, especially in the days of the now defunct Tobacco Purity Laws, which prohibited humectants and most flavorings from being added to the tobacco.  A more precise term is "latakia based".
'''English''':  Aside from the obvious geographical uses, the word "English" is often used among pipe smokers to refer to blends with latakia in them.  In reality, however, the term only developed to differentiate blends made in the United Kingdom, especially in the days of the now defunct Tobacco Purity Laws, which prohibited humectants and most flavorings from being added to the tobacco.  A more precise term is "latakia based".

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