Carburetor

//ˈkɑːb(j)əˌɹɛtə// noun, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A device in an internal combustion engine where fuel is vaporized and mixed with air prior to ignition. Canada, US

    "Near-synonym: gasifier"

  2. 2
    mixes air with gasoline vapor prior to explosion wordnet
  3. 3
    A device for enhancing illuminating gas by mixing in carbon-rich fuel. obsolete

    "Second, the employment of a current of air between the carburettor and the tube leading to the burner, is described. The Mechanics' Magazine, July 25, 1862."

  4. 4
    A water pipe or bong; a device or contrivance for mixing air with burning cannabis or cocaine. slang

    "Variations on the bong included air-driven pipes, electric pipes, ice pipes (chillers), mask pipes, chamber pipes, and carburetor pipes."

Etymology

Attested from 1862, from carburet (“enrich an illuminating gas with carbon-rich fuel”) + -or. The motor vehicle sense is attested since 1896

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