caporal

¹ American  

[kap-er-uhl, kap-uh-ral] / ˈkæp ər əl, ˌkæp əˈræl /

noun

1. a variety of tobacco.

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caporal ² American  

[kap-uh-ral] / ˈkæp əˌræl /

noun

Southwestern U.S.

1. an overseer, especially of a cattle ranch.

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caporal British  

/ ˌkæpəˈrɑːl /

noun

1. a strong coarse dark tobacco

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Etymology

Origin of caporal¹

1840–50; short for French tabac du caporal tobacco of the corporal ²

Origin of caporal²

1590–1600; < Spanish: chief, manager < Italian; see corporal ²

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Example Sentences

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caporal

With arms folded and head bent, he looked more le gros caporal than ever.

From Angelot A Story of the First Empire by Eleanor C. (Eleanor Catherine) Price

For there's the cafe open wide, And there they set me up; And there I smoke my caporal Above my cider cup; And play manille a while before I hurry home to sup.

From Ballads of a Bohemian by Robert W. (Robert William) Service

They were heroes, nevertheless; and, I suppose, une fois caporal, toujours caporal.

From Elinor Wyllys, Volume 1 by Susan Fenimore Cooper

"I am the caporal in charge of the dépôt of the engineers in the cellar," continued my visitor, "and I thought I'd come in and see how you were."

From A Volunteer Poilu by Henry Beston

He entered the shop and emerged, not with caporal and cigarette-papers, but with the twelve Honduras stamps.

From The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol by Alec Ball

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