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  cavendish

  noun

  tobacco that has been softened, sweetened, and pressed into cakes.
• Cavendish
  Cavendish

  noun

  Henry, 1731–1810, English chemist and physicist.

cavendish

¹ American  

[kav-uhn-dish] / ˈkæv ən dɪʃ /

noun

1. tobacco that has been softened, sweetened, and pressed into cakes.

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Cavendish ² American  

[kav-uhn-dish] / ˈkæv ən dɪʃ /

noun

1. Henry, 1731–1810, English chemist and physicist.

2. William, 4th Duke of Devonshire, 1720–64, British statesman: prime minister 1756–57.

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Cavendish ¹ British  

/ ˈkævəndɪʃ /

noun

1. Henry. 1731–1810, British physicist and chemist: recognized hydrogen, determined the composition of water, and calculated the density of the earth by an experiment named after him

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cavendish ² British  

/ ˈkævəndɪʃ /

noun

1. tobacco that has been sweetened and pressed into moulds to form bars

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Cavendish Scientific  

/ kăv′ən-dĭsh /

1. British chemist and physicist who in 1766 discovered hydrogen, which he called “inflammable air.” He also demonstrated that it is the lightest of all the gases and established that water is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen. In 1798, Cavendish estimated with great accuracy the mean density of the Earth.

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Etymology

Origin of cavendish

First recorded in 1830–40; presumably named after maker or handler

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Environmental Assessor cavendish personnel. a fantastic opportunity has arrisen to join our pr….

From The Guardian ● Mar. 19, 2010

The word conveys no idea to you but that of "long nines," and pig-tail, and cavendish.

From The Lands of the Saracen Pictures of Palestine, Asia Minor, Sicily, and Spain by Taylor, Bayard

He said he himself had smoked a good deal of cut cavendish when he was alive, so that he was well supplied with the ghost of it now.

From Told After Supper by Jerome, Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka)

He began to dislike Shand, because he did snore so loudly, and drank so much bottled ale, and smelt so strongly of cavendish tobacco.

From John Caldigate by Trollope, Anthony

Then burn equal parts of cavendish tobacco and old shoeleather in an iron vessel till charred.

From The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources by Anonymous

He is also just nine career stage wins from equaling the record of 35 set by Mark Cavendish.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026

Cavendish reiterates its buy recommendation on the stock and sees significant upside to the current share price, especially if the long-awaited recovery in active management occurs, Karim adds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

By using this method, researchers at the Cavendish Laboratory at the University of Cambridge created the first LEDs ever built from these previously "unpowerable" materials.

From Science Daily ● May 18, 2026

In 2024, the Lifetime Achievement award was awarded to British cycling great Sir Mark Cavendish.

From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2025

On the whole, however, Rutherford didn’t thrive at the Cavendish.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson