ambeer

[ am-beer ]
/ ˈæm bɪər /

noun Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S.

tobacco juice.

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Origin of ambeer

1755–65; Americanism; earlier, water soaked in cut tobacco refuse; perhaps blend of amber and beer, alluding to its color and foaminess

Words nearby ambeer

ambassadors, the, ambassadress, ambatch, ambato, ambedkar, ambeer, ambenonium chloride, amber, amber alert, amber fluid, amber gambler
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