carburetor

carburetornoun/ˈkɑːb(j)əˌɹɛtə/

• 1

  A device in an internal combustion engine where fuel is vaporized and mixed with air prior to ignition.

• 2

  obsoleteA device for enhancing illuminating gas by mixing in carbon-rich fuel.

  • 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.
• 3

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

  • Variations on the bong included air-driven pipes, electric pipes, ice pipes (chillers), mask pipes, chamber pipes, and carburetor pipes.
  • Some pipes feature a “carburetor,” which is a small hole in the air chamber located past the bowl. The carburetor is held shut while the bowl is being lit and the smoke drawn.