chewing tobacco

chewing tobacco
Tobacco placed between cheek and gum to allow nicotine absorption through internal membranes.

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  • chewing tobacco — tobacco, in the form of a plug, usually flavored, for chewing rather than smoking. [1780 90, Amer.] * * *       tobacco used for chewing and appearing in a variety of forms, notably (1) “flat plug,” a compressed rectangular cake of bright tobacco …   Universalium

  • Chewing tobacco — Tobacco that is chewed, not smoked. A form of smokeless tobacco. Chewing tobacco and snuff are the two main forms of smokeless tobacco in use in the United States. The prototypes of the person chewing tobacco were the baseball player (or coach)… …   Medical dictionary

  • Chewing tobacco — American Red Man loose leaf and Danish Oliver Twist tobacco bits are two leading chewing tobacco brands. Chewing tobacco (also known colloquially as hoobastank, backy, tobac, doogooos, chewpoos, chits, chewsky, chawsky, dip, flab, chowers, guy,… …   Wikipedia

  • 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 — /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) …  

  • chewing tobacco — chew′ing tobac co n. tobacco in the form of a plug, usu. flavored, for chewing rather than smoking • Etymology: 1780–90, amer …   From formal English to slang

  • chewing tobacco —   Paka nau …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • Tobacco products — After the agricultural product, tobacco, has been processed. It can produce a number of products. Consumable Chewing tobacco Chewing is one of the oldest ways of consuming tobacco leaves. Native Americans in both North and South America chewed… …   Wikipedia

  • Tobacco — For the plant genus, see Nicotiana. For the American electronic musician, see Tobacco (musician). Not to be confused with Tabacco. Part of a series on …   Wikipedia

  • tobacco — n. 1) to grow, raise tobacco 2) to cure tobacco 3) to chew tobacco 4) strong tobacco 5) chewing tobacco 6) a plug of (chewing) tobacco * * * [tə bækəʊ] raise tobacco a plug of (chewing) tobacco chewing tobacco strong tobacco …   Combinatory dictionary

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