caporal

[ kap-er-uhl, kap-uh-ral ]

/ ˈkæp ər əl, ˌkæp əˈræl /

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noun

a variety of tobacco.

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Origin of caporal

1840–50; short for French tabac du caporal tobacco of the corporal²

Words nearby caporal

caponata, Capone, Capone, Al, caponette, caponize, caporal, caporegime, Caporetto, capot, capotasto, capote

Other definitions for caporal (2 of 2)

caporal²

[ kap-uh-ral ]

/ ˈkæp əˌræl /

noun Southwestern U.S.

an overseer, especially of a cattle ranch.

Origin of caporal

1590–1600; <Spanish: chief, manager <Italian; see corporal²

How to use caporal in a sentence

A brown packet of caporal and a book of cigarette-papers—a cigarette rolled—how good it would be!
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
He entered the shop and emerged, not with caporal and cigarette-papers, but with the twelve Honduras stamps.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
He produced a short briar-root pipe, and stuffed it with the last shreds of French Caporal tobacco that remained in his pouch.
In Friendship's Guise|Wm. Murray Graydon
Two others,—one an extremely small animal, called the “petit Caporal,”—were favoured with places in the interior.
Dog Breaking|William Nelson Hutchinson

He took up his porcelain pipe and filled it from the blue packet of caporal that lay on the table with the oilskin cover.
The Belovd Vagabond|William J. Locke

British Dictionary definitions for caporal

caporal

/ (ˌkæpəˈrɑːl) /

noun

a strong coarse dark tobacco

Word Origin for caporal

C19: from French tabac du caporal corporal's tobacco, denoting its superiority to tabac du soldat soldier's tobacco

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