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ambeer

[ am-beer ]
/ ˈæm bɪər /
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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

ambassador-at-large, ambassadress, ambatch, Ambato, Ambedkar, ambeer, ambenonium chloride, amber, Amber Alert, amberfish, amber fluid
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