chewing tobacco (noun)

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• chewing tobacco — noun : tobacco, usually in the form of a plug, that contains a large percentage of flavoring material * * * tobacco, in the form of a plug, usually flavored, for chewing rather than smoking. [1780 90, Amer.] * * * noun [noncount] : a type of… …   Useful english dictionary

• chewing tobacco — noun Tobacco placed between cheek and gum to allow nicotine absorption through internal membranes …   Wiktionary

• chewing tobacco — /ˈtʃuɪŋ təbækoʊ/ (say choohing tuhbakoh) noun tobacco produced as a plug for chewing rather than smoking, the chewed tobacco being spat out. {originally US (1780s) …  

• tobacco juice — noun saliva colored brown by tobacco (snuff or chewing tobacco) • Hypernyms: ↑saliva, ↑spit, ↑spittle * * * noun 1. : saliva colored brown by the use of chewing tobacco or snuff 2. : a dark brown oral discharge made by some grasshoppers when… …   Useful english dictionary

• tobacco — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ strong ▪ stale ▪ pipe ▪ chewing, rolling (esp. BrE) VERB + TOBACCO ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• tobacco — ► NOUN (pl. tobaccos) ▪ a preparation of the dried and fermented nicotine rich leaves of an American plant, used for smoking or chewing. ORIGIN Spanish tabaco …   English terms dictionary

• tobacco — noun (plural cos) Etymology: Spanish tabaco, probably from Taino, roll of tobacco leaves Date: circa 1565 1. any of a genus (Nicotiana) of chiefly American plants of the nightshade family with viscid foliage and tubular flowers; especially a tall …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• tobacco — noun (plural tobaccos) 1》 a preparation of the dried and fermented nicotine rich leaves of an American plant, used for smoking or chewing. 2》 the plant of the nightshade family which yields tobacco, native to tropical America. [Nicotiana… …   English new terms dictionary

• chewing — noun Chewing is used before these nouns: ↑tobacco …   Collocations dictionary

• tobacco — noun a) any plant of the genus Nicotiana Tobaccos from the Connecticut Valley were used for wrapping cigars. b) leaves of certain varieties of the plant cultivated and harvested to make cigarettes, cigars, snuff, for smoking in pipes or for… …   Wiktionary

• tobacco — /təˈbækoʊ / (say tuh bakoh) noun (plural tobaccos or tobaccoes) 1. any plant of the genus Nicotiana, especially one of those species, as N. tabacum, whose leaves are prepared for smoking or chewing or as snuff. 2. the leaves so prepared. 3. any… …