chewing tobacco

English

Noun

chewing tobacco (countable and uncountable, plural chewing tobaccos)

  2. (US) Tobacco, cut or ground finely, and placed between the cheek and the gum to allow nicotine absorption through the mucous membranes.
    Synonyms: dip, snuff
    Coordinate term: snuff
  4. (US, dated) Tobacco that is cut into strips or shreds, and chewed and then tucked between the cheek and the gum.

Descendants

  • → Kashubian: czułingtobaczi (Canada)

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