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ABSTRACT

*H.—2. A hypodermic needle or a similar instrument: addicts': since ca. 1925. (Monteleone.) Ex sense 1 on p. 316.—3. Hence (?), an opium pipe: addicts': since ca. 1930. (Ibid.; Anslinger & Tompkins.)