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.Allison Ehrlich

Word History

First Known Use

1981, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of dipping tobacco was in 1981

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Cite this Entry

“Dipping tobacco.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dipping%20tobacco. Accessed 30 Mar. 2023.

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