It was an old cherry-briar; systematically smoked by Father in spite of all wiles and temptations to Woodbines and gaspers; an old companion possibly connected with various romantic or diverting events in Father's life.
"Eugenics and Other Evils"
G. K. Chesterton
Sandy dropped into a chair, absent-mindedly lighting one of the "gaspers" he had so recently purchased.
"The Moon out of Reach"
Margaret Pedler