Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Chemically purified, very potent cocaine in pellet form that is smoked through a glass pipe and is considered highly and rapidly addictive.
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- noun A mixture of
baking soda andcocaine in solid form that is smoked in a pipe as anarcotic . - noun A mixture of
salt substitute ,ether , andcocaine in a semi-liquid form, which is far more potent than if made withbaking soda alone.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted; highly addictive
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[From its preparation by breaking cocaine crystals into pellets.]
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So named due to the break up (crack, cracking) of crystals of cocaine during its manufacture.
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