chewing tobacco

American  

noun

1. tobacco, in the form of a plug, usually flavored, for chewing rather than smoking.

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Etymology

Origin of chewing tobacco

An Americanism dating back to 1780–90

Example Sentences

On an ordinary day, the gridlocked streets emit a mix of noisy, vibrant sights and sounds - vendors chewing tobacco, cows curled against doorways and shops doing brisk business as motorcycles zigzag through the crowd.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2022

Long form: Intrigued by rumors that a group of Tennessee Jews has been marketing a brand of chewing tobacco, kosher food giant Manischewitz sends someone to investigate.

From Washington Post • Apr. 9, 2020

That’s meant the end of a theatrical era — gone the way of stirrups and chewing tobacco on major league diamonds.

From New York Times • Sep. 6, 2019

Mail Pouch barns, painted with 1920s ads for chewing tobacco, still span the Ohio Valley.

From Washington Times • Feb. 10, 2019

A third cousin of Papa’s, Hopewell Stump, from out in Banks County, clerked and took care of the chickens that folks brought to trade out for nails, flour, sugar, coal oil, coffee, and chewing tobacco.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns