canaster

British  

/ ˈkænəstə /

noun

1. coarsely broken dried tobacco leaves

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Etymology

Origin of canaster

C19: (meaning: rush basket in which tobacco was packed): from Spanish canastro; see _canister

Example Sentences

"Amandus von Nebelstern, Virginia canaster, carrots, sausages," quoth Herr Dapsul von Zabelthau to his daughter very reflectively.

From The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II by Hoffmann, Ernst Theordor Wilhelm

Then did the village doctor begin to praise his canaster.

From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 01 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. by Francke, Kuno

He the bland canaster puffing, As upon his round he paces, Sudden sees a ragamuffin Clambering swiftly up the glacis.

From Ballads by Thackeray, William Makepeace

Conrector Paulmann's sanitary canaster and the gold-green snakes.

From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 05 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English by Various

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.”

From Interludes being Two Essays, a Story, and Some Verses by Smith, Horace