"blow a cloud" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: blows a cloud [present, singular, third-person], blowing a cloud [participle, present], blew a cloud [past], blown a cloud [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|blow<,,blew,blown> a cloud}} blow a cloud (third-person singular simple present blows a cloud, present participle blowing a cloud, simple past blew a cloud, past participle blown a cloud)
  1. (slang, obsolete) To smoke a cigar or pipe. Tags: obsolete, slang
    Sense id: en-blow_a_cloud-en-verb-8kafAop5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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