English Explanatory Dictionary

chewing tobacco

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Tobacco, cut or ground finely, and placed between the cheek and the gum to allow nicotine absorption through the mucous membranes.
  2. Tobacco that is cut into strips or shreds, and chewed and then tucked between the cheek and the gum.

Word forms

chewing tobacco chewing tobaccos

Synonyms

dip snuff

Related words

quid snuff

Translations

German: Kautabak Maranao: minontay Plautdietsch: Schnufkje Plautdietsch: Keiwtobbak Polish: tytoń do żucia Polish: żujka Russian: жевательный табак Swedish: tuggtobak
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