canaster
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of canaster
C19: (meaning: rush basket in which tobacco was packed): from Spanish canastro; see canister
Example Sentences
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Canaster, ka-nas′tėr, n. a kind of tobacco, so called from the rush basket in which it was originally brought from Spanish America.
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When he had done this, he kindly offered his hand to Peter, added a few more words of salutary advice which he might carry on his way, puffed and blew still faster, and finally disappeared in a cloud of smoke, which smelled of genuine Dutch canaster, and, slowly curling upwards, vanished amidst the tops of the pines.
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"Amandus von Nebelstern, Virginia canaster, carrots, sausages," quoth Herr Dapsul von Zabelthau to his daughter very reflectively.
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And when it has served for the master, ’Twill amply suffice for the maid; Meanwhile I will smoke my canaster, And tipple my ale in the shade.”
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Conrector Paulmann's sanitary canaster and the gold-green snakes.
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