ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Cavendish

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Cavendish is a noun meaning Leaf tobacco softened, sweetened, and pressed into plugs or cakes.

Meaning

Leaf tobacco softened, sweetened, and pressed into plugs or cakes.

Example Sentences

"But the managers seem inclined to cut their cavendish very fine just at present," she said.
Then burn equal parts of cavendish tobacco and old shoeleather in an iron vessel till charred.
Come, I'll trate ye to a taste o' me cavendish, which is better than growlin' in yer hammock at the muskaities, poor things, as don't know no better."
It was always an augury of foul weather in Livingstone's temper when, instead of the decent evening cigar, he smoked the short black brule-gueule, loaded to the muzzle with cavendish.

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