humidor

hu·mi·dor | \ ˈhyü-mə-ˌdȯr

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Definition of humidor

: a case or enclosure (as for storing cigars) in which the air is kept properly humidified

Examples of humidor in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The home has a great room with a secret bookcase passage and a den with a walk-in cigar humidor. — Ebony Day, azcentral, "Paradise Valley mansion once owned by Arizona Cardinals' Kurt Warner sells for $3.1M," 23 Dec. 2019 Sollars was also given more than $12,000 in new household appliances, including a $1,600 cigar humidor, the indictment charges. — Steve Pepple, Detroit Free Press, "Taylor mayor Richard Sollars indicted on federal bribery, wire fraud charges," 19 Dec. 2019 Also, earlier this year, Michelle Obama rented a seven-bedroom, 12,800-square-foot contemporary-style mansion on Swallow Drive in Los Angeles’ Hollywood Hills, which has an open-air shark aquarium, a humidor room and a movie theater. — Bob Goldsborough, chicagotribune.com, "Obamas buy Martha’s Vineyard mansion for $11.75 million," 5 Dec. 2019 In theory, storing balls in humidors could affect the way baseballs travel. — Charley Walters, Twin Cities, "Charley Walters: Could Twins make deal to get Gerrit Cole?," 19 Oct. 2019 The previous high was 239 in 2001, the last year before the humidor was installed at Coors Field. — Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, "Newman: The “Cucarachas” must be exterminated for the Rockies to be taken seriously in 2020," 24 Sep. 2019 Home runs are flying out of ballparks at a record rate and Coors Field is playing as if someone unplugged the humidor. — Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, "Rockies Mailbag: Colorado could lose both Arenado and Story at the same time," 4 Sep. 2019 All teams store their balls at about 70 degrees, and Arizona and Colorado use humidors that maintain humidity at 50 percent. — James Rogers, Fox News, "Baseball's home run surge spurs scientists to look for answers," 22 Aug. 2019 The closest store for that was Party Source, which happens to have a very good humidor. — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, "Doc's Morning Line: It's time to be realistic and stop chasing fool's gold with these Reds," 22 July 2019

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“Humidor.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/humidor. Accessed 17 January 2020.

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