dipping tobacco
noun
: moist, finely pulverized tobacco placed between cheek and gum
No one paid any mind to the mud and dirt caked into the wooden floors, because it was already soaked with spilled alcohol and dipping tobacco-infused spit—apparently, no spittoons in this saloon.—
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Packing lips, for the uninitiated, refers to dipping tobacco, packing a pinch into one’s lower lip.
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“Dipping tobacco.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dipping%20tobacco. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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